Episode 77 - Treating Septic Shock with Dr Stephen MacDonald and Jono Burcham

In this episode we sit down for a chat with Dr Stephen MacDonald and Jono Burcham from the ARISE fluids study. Stephen is an Emergency Doctor and clinical researcher and Jono is a research nurse, both based at Royal Perth Hospital. ARISE fluids is investigating two different approaches to treating patients who are diagnosed with septic shock, a life-threatening condition that kills thousands of people in Australia each year, and leaves many others living with a range of symptoms after recovery. The study is investigating two treatment approaches, one which involves administering a greater amount of IV fluids to a patient before commencing vasopressors if required, versus the other which introduces vasopressors earlier on in treatment after a smaller amount of IV fluids have been administered. The study will enrol 1000 patients in ED's across Australia and NZ, and hopes to provide evidence about which of the two treatment approaches may be more effective. You can read more about the ARISE Fluids study here: https://www.arisefluids.org As always, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can contact us at: meaningofhealth@outlook.com or via twitter @healthmeanswhat or via FaceBook @MeaningofHealth