"I need to reduce recovery time,
complications, and resources....
"I need to avoid fluid overload
during resuscitation...
"I need to see cardiac
filling and function...
"I need to know if it's tamponade
or desaturation...
"I need to get my critical
patients off vent faster...
so I use hemodynamic ultrasound."

How does hemodynamic ultrasound work? with Dr. Dennis Ashley at TQIP 2017

Dr. Dennis Ashley of Navicent Health explains the process of using hemodynamic ultrasound to optimizing cardiac performance. He goes into detail of how to find that sweet spot with regards to the right amount of volume for your patients in ICU or OR as he discusses the question, how do we find euvolemia?

Click to hear Dr. Ashely explain how hemodynamic ultrasound works and how it can benefit your patients.

 

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Dr. Ashley practices in General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Ashley received his Bachelor’s Degree from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, and his MD Degree from the University of Kentucky. He completed his General Surgery Residency at The Medical Center of Central Georgia and Mercer University School of Medicine followed by a Trauma Fellowship at Grady Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, in Atlanta, Georgia. His Surgical Critical Care Fellowship was completed at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ashley is the Director of Trauma and Adult Critical Care at The Medical Center of Central Georgia and Professor of Surgery at Mercer University School of Medicine.