
Episode 52: Pleural effusions in the ICU with Emily Fridenmaker
Critical Care Scenarios
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Is This Going on to Suction at All Times?
TPA and DNA, it's a fibrinolytic, so it kind of busts up those loculations. So you put it in twice a day and that should thin it out and help you to evacuate the space. There are antibiotics. Is this going on to suction at all times? Yeah, I'll put it tosuction at least at first until the drainage slows down. And how do you know if you are achieving your ends here? How do you knowIf you're getting the source control that you need? You can follow their X-ray. You can check again with ultrasound.
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