
Podcast 107 – Peripheral Vasopressor Infusions and Extravasation
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The Problem With Vasopressors
I know definitively that vasopressors perfectly can cause problems. I've become a medical legal expert witness on this topic through no act of my own. The one that gets the worst rap is nor EPI and you know there's been cases of people losing hands or having arm amputations especially little babies. It turns out dopamine is just as bad, both of them can cause problemsBoth of them probably don't very often vasopressant can cause extravization injury. But does that mean we shouldn't use them? And yeah, I think the answer is not necessarily now A lot of people have moved to I owe to fix this situation.
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