The Critical Care Podcast - Building the right foundation: Hypovolemic shock

05/06/2021 41 min Temporada 4 Episodio 5

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Episode Synopsis

Cara (our hypothetical patient) develops hypovolaemic shock following a laparotomy.
Join Raluca (ICU Nurse) and Chris (ICU Consultant) in a discussion about:

What do we want to know from the handover?

What is the management of hypovolaemic shock?

Blood product and their importance

Major Haemorrhage protocol


My (Raluca) lightbulb moment: Hb may not always drop enough to indicate a bleeding – find out why!
Don’t miss our three takeaway messages and please send us yours!
Enjoy the episode!
Raluca Vagner- Intensive Care Nurse @RalucaVagner
Chris Gough- Intensive Care Consultant @GoughCJ