About this episode
Dr. Sergio Zanotti discusses Capillary Refill Time as a tool for assessing peripheral perfusion in septic shock with Dr. Eduardo Kattan.
In this episode, Dr. Sergio Zanotti discusses the assessment of peripheral perfusion as a tool to guide treatment in septic shock. Specifically, he dives into Capillary Refill Time. He is joined by Dr. Eduardo Kattan, a critical care and anesthesia physician. Dr. Kattan is an Assistant Professor at the Pontificia Catholic University of Chile, where he also serves as Adult Critical Care Program Director and Director of Research and Academics in the Department of Critical Care Medicine. A prolific investigator, he focuses his research on septic shock and medical education. Dr. Rattan is the Co-Principal Investigator of the recently published ANDROMEDA-SHOCK 2 clinical trial. Additional resources: Personalized Hemodynamic Resuscitation Targeting Capillary Refill Time in Early Septic Shock. The ANDORMEDA-SHOCK-2 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2025: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2840823 Effect of Resuscitation Strategy Targeting Peripheral Perfusion Status vs Serum Lactate Levels on. 28-Day Mortality Among Patients With Septic Shock. The ANDROMEDA-SHOCK Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2019: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2724361 Perspectives on…
People in this episode
Host: Dr. Sergio Zanotti
Guest: Dr. Eduardo Kattan
Topics covered
- septic shock
- peripheral perfusion
- Capillary Refill Time
- critical care
- medical education
Keywords
- Capillary Refill Time
- septic shock
- peripheral perfusion
- critical care
- medical education
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Pontificia Catholic University of Chile, ANDROMEDA-SHOCK 2
Books & works: The Little Prince, The Autumn Ghost
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