Anaes Vivas · Invasive monitoring
Clinical viva — goal-directed therapy in practice
A clinical viva on the GDT — the cardiac output monitor (the oesophageal Doppler or the pulse contour), the targets (the stroke volume, the SVV, the cardiac index), the fluid challenges, the vasopressor, the inotrope, and the evidence.
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Prompt
The examiner asks you to talk through how you would set up and conduct a goal-directed therapy protocol for a high-risk patient undergoing a major bowel resection.
Stimulus
Talk through how you would set up and conduct a goal-directed therapy (GDT) protocol for a high-risk patient undergoing a major bowel resection.
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- [4]Wichmann P, et al. [From Goal-Directed Therapy to Personalized Hemodynamic Management]. AINS, 2026.PMID 42009030