Podcast # 367: Digital Necrosis after Epinephrine Drip
Author: Jared Scott, MD.
Educational Pearls:
- Make sure to monitor for limb ischemia in all patients on vasopressors
- Good reminder that vasopressors are not risk free - use them only on patients that need them!
References
Daroca-Pérez, R., & Carrascosa, M. F. . Digital necrosis: a potential risk of high-dose norepinephrine. Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety. 2017. 8(8), 259–261. http://doi.org/10.1177/2042098617712669.
