Uscom attends the 19th Annual Duke Anesthesiology Conference in Orlando, Florida
Uscom attended the 19th Annual Duke Anesthesiology Conference, at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Over the course of five days, the conference touched on the issues surrounding the management of patients undergoing surgery via lectures, panel discussions, lively debates and hands-on practical workshops.
Approximately 125 clinicians attended the event, mostly anesthesiologists, from all across America, while key opinion leaders for each of the focus topics gave presentations, and workshops were held each afternoon.
The lecturing faculty included: Stuart Grant, MD – Duke, Monty Mythen, MD – University College of London, Tim Miller, MD – Duke, Lee Fleisher, MD – U of Penn, Mike Grocott, MD – U of South Hampton.
One of the focus areas for discussion was Fluid Optimization in Critical Care as well as Perioperative Care. Appropriate fluid balance and SV resuscitation improves patient outcomes, while inadequate or excess fluid increases morbidity and mortality. This is “the fluid dilemma” - when to start and when to stop.
The USCOM 1A personalized SV optimization strategy reliably identifies fluid responsiveness. Unlike other technologies, USCOM 1A works in patients with cardiac arrhythmias, high and low CO’s, those on vasoactives, those on ventilation or free breathing, those with sepsis, and in children.