Misconceptions About Emergency and Critical Care: Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation, Fluid Therapy, Shock, and Trauma

摘要

Diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in veterinary medicine often arise from a combination of clinical experience, expert opinion, and current scientific evidence, it is important that these techniques be continually reevaluated to avoid perpetuatingoutdated medical practices, As additional research is conducted, many beliefs that were once considered fact are refuted; however, reassessment of our viewpoints does not always keep pace with the rate of scientific innovation or changes in the currentconsensus of expert opinion. Thus common practices and procedures that were once widely accepted become obsolete.This article dispels some common misconceptions related to cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation, fluid therapy, shock, and trauma.