The World’s population is aging. By 2030, 20 percent of the US population will be over the age of 65 years. Older patients have a number of age-related physiologic changes that impact their disease presentation and resuscitation. In this podcast, we review common physiologic changes in the geriatric patient and provide critical resuscitation pearls when confronted with the sick, geriatric patient.
You can get CME credit for this episode here!Click here for CME Account Creation InstructionsThe use of tranexamic acid (TXA) has markedly increased since the results of the CRASH-II trial were published. In addition to its use in...
Though we’ve discussed the use of balanced solutions in the resuscitation of critically ill patients numerous times on CCPEM, the literature remains controversial with...
Bryan Hayes is back! In this podcast, we discuss pitfalls in the use of benzodiazpines along with current evidence on adjunctive treatments including propofol,...