Assessment and Management of Hypotension in the Elderly Patient
| Autor: | Marc A Jacobson, H. Kataria |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
hypotension emergency department business.industry Septic shock lcsh:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid fluid resuscitation Audit Emergency department lcsh:RC86-88.9 medicine.disease elderly Sepsis sepsis Blood pressure Emergency medicine Emergency Medicine medicine Original Article Abdominal (and) cardiac evaluation (with sonography in) shock Elderly patient business Fluid challenge |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp 221-224 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 0974-519X 0974-2700 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Elderly patients often present to the emergency department (ED) with nonspecific signs of infection and excessive fluid loss, with limited research into their management. The purpose of this audit was to assess the initial management of hypotensive elderly patients in the ED: observations within 15 min, fluid challenge within 1 h, time to assessment by a physician, and initial management of septic shock. Subjects and Methods: Online patient systems were reviewed to find 40 patients >65 years old who were hypotensive (systolic blood pressure |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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