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Why does the EGDT/Surviving Sepsis guidelines say to run crystalloid up to a CVP of 8 mmHg? The normal CVP is like 1 or 2. And increasing CVP lowers venous return, at least that is what I learned in basic cardiovascular physiology.
Was reading and listening to the EMBasic episode on Sepsis and it says, "run in fluids like theres no tomorrow." In the show notes it even says that fluid loading should proceed to the target CVP even if it requires intubation for pulmonary edema.
This seems absolutely idiotic and make no sense to me at all.
Was reading and listening to the EMBasic episode on Sepsis and it says, "run in fluids like theres no tomorrow." In the show notes it even says that fluid loading should proceed to the target CVP even if it requires intubation for pulmonary edema.
This seems absolutely idiotic and make no sense to me at all.