ReviewCritical care (London, England)2016
Echocardiography in shock management.
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56 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 148 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prognostic value of left ventricular ejection fraction and global longitudinal strain for short-term mortality in sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- The association between documented right ventricular dysfunction and in-hospital mortality in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients receiving a noradrenaline infusion: A retrospective observational cohort study.Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine · 2026Article
- A structured 5-question approach for echocardiographic evaluation of undifferentiated shock.Echo research and practice · 2026Review
- The Role of PoCUS in the Diagnosis and Early Monitoring of Cardiogenic Shock in the Emergency Department: A Narrative Review.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Overlapping clinical features of transfusion-related acute lung injury and anaphylactic shock during general anesthesia: a case report.JA clinical reports · 2026Article
- Feasibility of measuring left ventricular outflow tract velocity time integral as a predictor for stroke volume in pregnant women in labor.The ultrasound journal · 2026Article
- Deep Learning Predicts Cardiac Output from Seismocardiographic Signals in Heart Failure.The American journal of cardiology · 2026Article
- Management of arterial hypotension in critically Ill children: a narrative review and practical approach.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Large open access database of echocardiogram reports in intensive care unit patients.Scientific data · 2025Article
- Validation of SCAI Shock Staging in Critically Ill Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients With Sepsis and Septic Shock.Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives · 2025Article
- PiCCO or Cardiac Ultrasound? Which Is Better for Hemodynamic Monitoring in ICU?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
- The use of echocardiography in the management of shock in critical care: a prospective, multi-centre, observational study.Intensive care medicine · 2024Observational
- Correlation and concordance of carotid Doppler ultrasound and echocardiography with invasive cardiac output measurement in critically ill patients.Intensive care medicine experimental · 2024Article
- Therapeutic impact of basic critical care echocardiography performed by residents after limited training.Annals of intensive care · 2024Article
- Right Ventricular and Right Atrial Strain Are Associated with Kidney Dysfunction in Acute Heart Failure.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Management of Cardiogenic Shock From Diagnosis to Devices: A Narrative Review.CHEST critical care · 2024Article
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- Critical Care Echocardiography-A Driven Approach to Undifferentiated Shock.Texas Heart Institute journal · 2023Review
- Role of cardiac imaging in management of heart failure.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2023Review
- Subclinical cardiac dysfunction may impact on fluid and vasopressor administration during early resuscitation of septic shock.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2023Article
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Abstract
Echocardiography is pivotal in the diagnosis and management of the shocked patient. Important characteristics in the setting of shock are that it is non-invasive and can be rapidly applied.In the acute situation a basic study often yields immediate results allowing for the initiation of therapy, while a follow-up advanced study brings the advantage of further refining the diagnosis and providing an in-depth hemodynamic assessment. Competency in basic critical care echocardiography is now regarded as a mandatory part of critical care training with clear guidelines available. The majority of pathologies found in shocked patients are readily identified using basic level 2D and M-mode echocardiography. A more comprehensive diagnosis can be achieved with advanced levels of competency, for which practice guidelines are also now available. Hemodynamic evaluation and ongoing monitoring are possible with advanced levels of competency, which includes the use of colour Doppler, spectral Doppler, and tissue Doppler imaging and occasionally the use of more recent technological advances such as 3D or speckled tracking.The four core types of shock-cardiogenic, hypovolemic, obstructive, and vasoplegic-can readily be identified by echocardiography. Even within each of the main headings contained in the shock classification, a variety of pathologies may be the cause and echocardiography will differentiate which of these is responsible. Increasingly, as a result of more complex and elderly patients, the shock may be multifactorial, such as a combination of cardiogenic and septic shock or hypovolemia and ventricular outflow obstruction.The diagnostic benefit of echocardiography in the shocked patient is obvious. The increasing prevalence of critical care physicians experienced in advanced techniques means echocardiography often supplants the need for more invasive hemodynamic assessment and monitoring in shock.
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