Episode 116: Overview of Pediatric Anesthesia with Bommy Mershon
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
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The Risks of Hypotension in Kids
In healthy children with healthy hearts and healthy lungs the number one reason for hypotension is what it's iatrogenic. In kids you need to increase your cardiac output so fluid should be your first line before pressers good rule of thumb if you can't remember all of the equations and such give them a 20cc per kilobolus that actually will fix a lot of problems. You're making up for their mpo deficit and then you're also compensating for the vasodilation that occurs.
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