Vasopressor Use in Trauma Resuscitation
This video reviews current evidence around vasopressor use in the setting of trauma presentations in the emergency department.
Key takeaways include:
1. There is insufficient evidence to guide the use of vasopressors in early trauma resuscitation despite guideline recommendations for its use.
2. They may be useful in a minority of cases where there is a significant delay to obtaining blood products in the shocky patient and in patients refractory to blood products with a delay to source control who are in shock.
3. Vasopressors should rarely be your first option. Efforts should be directed towards blood volume restoration and hemostasis.
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