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Post by Bjs04f on Jan 4, 2016 2:15:18 GMT -5
I know this has come up a couple times, debating how long d-dimer will be elevated post op, and how high it can get. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19474701I also know its basically me dan and tyson, so I may just start texting you guys. Oh and bruss, ill text you too so you dont feel left out |
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Post by tyson on Jan 5, 2016 18:41:23 GMT -5
that's a good little article. helpful as we sorta touched on today.
have you guys used shock index? basic calculation is heart rate over systolic blood pressure. normally should be somewhere between .5 and .8.
in those septic patients, where shock index is greater than 1 and intubation planned, they recommend having push dose pressers.
not a game changer, but easily calculable and might make you draw up that push dose epi before you RSI patient.
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Post by DD on Jan 7, 2016 1:07:46 GMT -5
So basically dimers are useless exactly when you'd want to use them. Ie a week or two after surgery. Nice!!
They should do this for hips and knees too.
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Post by Bjs04f on Jan 7, 2016 12:58:15 GMT -5
yeah helpful for post ortho procedures and anything that doesnt involve the abdomen. intra abdominal youre shit out of luck
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