Early goal directed therapy: Goals of treatment in veterinary medicine

VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts

English - December 16, 2013 16:00 - 5 minutes - 9.54 MB - ★★★★★ - 361 ratings
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The use of goal directed therapy (GDT) is prevalent in human medicine, based off a 2001 study by Rivers et al in New England Journal of Medicine. This concept has improved outcome in patients with stroke, acute myocardial infarct, and trauma. Can we apply GDT to veterinary medicine? In this veterinary podcast, VetGirl discusses the concept of goal directed therapy in veterinary medicine, and how we can better apply it to our critically ill patients.