| The rapid and appropriate treatment of small animals with SIRS and/or sepsis is paramount to maximize successful outcomes. The use of fluid therapy, empiric antimicrobial therapy, and multiple-organ support strategies requires intensive monitoring, point-of-care testing (POCT), and continuous nursing care. This webinar will review the primary goals of therapy and monitoring techniques to best manage small animals to prevent multi-organ dysfunction and give each patient the best chance for survival.
Learning Objectives
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Review how timely treatment of sepsis in small animals impacts outcomes. |
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Describe the role of POCT in monitoring sepsis treatments such as fluid therapy, empiric antimicrobial therapy, and multiple-organ support strategies. |
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Understand best practices for sepsis treatment monitoring to prevent multi-organ dysfunction in small animals. |
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Featured Speaker:
Deborah Silverstein, DVM, BS DACVECC
Associate Professor, CE
Department of Clinical Studies
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Diplomate American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care |
Deborah Silverstein, DVM, is an associate professor of critical care at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her DVM from the University of Georgia, where she also completed a rotating small animal internship before her residency in small animal emergency and critical care at the University of California, Davis. Her research interests include the diagnosis and treatment of various shock states, including sepsis, and changes in the microcirculation of critically ill patients. She co-edited the textbook Small Animal Critical Care Medicine and just finished serving as the vice president and scientific chair of the American College of Veterinary Emergency
and Critical Care (ACVECC).
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