Vasoplegic Syndrome: In Search of the Silver Bullet

Concurrent Session Moderator(s)

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  Ashish Khanna, MD, FCCP, FASA,FCCM

  Anesthesiologist & Intensivist, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
  Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
  Winston Salem, North Carolina

  Key Opinion Leader - Edwards Lifesciences; Consultant - La Jolla Pharmaceuticals, Caretaker Medical, GE; Grant Funding - Caretaker Medical, Retia Medical; Advisory Board - Retia Medical, Medtronic; Founding Partner - BrainXLLC

Vasoplegic syndrome is encountered in a variety of clinical scenarios, including septic shock, post-cardiac bypass, burns, and trauma. This session will focus on pathophysiology, rescue pharmacotherapies, and nonpharmacotherapeutic strategies such as blood purification.

Presentations:

• Pathophysiology of Vasoplegic Syndrome
  

  Concurrent Session Faculty: Subhasis Chatterjee, MD, FACS, FACC, FCCP – Baylor College of Medicine
• Pharmacologic Options
  

  Concurrent Session Faculty: Seth R. Bauer, PharmD, FCCM – Cleveland Clinic
• Extracorporeal Blood Purification Revisited
  

  Concurrent Session Faculty: Kevin Chung, MD, FCCM – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences