The Latest in Critical Care, 1/8/23 (Issue #24)
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The Latest in Critical Care, 1/8/23 (Issue #24)
The transfusion issue: Reducing wasted blood, red cell transfusion in MI, updated transfusion guidelines
Jon-Emile Kenny’s latest article in Critical Care Explorations
Jon and colleagues ask:
“What is fluid tolerance? What is fluid responsiveness? With Doppler ultrasound measures (e.g., VExUS, VTI) there is growing interest in characterizing these phenomena. But what are they and more specifically, how do they relate to each other? In this brief commentary in Critical Care Explorations, we propose that the Frank-Starling relationship and the venerable Diamond-Forrester classification are useful roadmaps.”