Time for a Rethink on IV Fluids in Sepsis?

Earlier this year in March, I was fortunate enough to pilgrimage to the inaugural FOAMite mecca – SMACC (Social Media And Critical Care) Conference in Sydney. Quite frankly, it was the best conference I’ve ever attended. Some of the highlights included talks by Prof John Myburgh, in particular one on IV fluids in Sepsis, available for free via SMACC talk archive.

Recently Emcrit released a paradigm shifting lecture by Dr Paul Marik on fluids in sepsis that builds on some of the theme’s of Prof Myburgh’s talk. Not long after, Scott Weingart released his response to Dr Marik’s lecture.

All 3 talks are well worth listening to in full. However I’ve summarised some of the key concepts below as well as the FEAST study which is a landmark study discussed in both talks: Continue reading →