LONDON — Cardiogenic shock and recovering cardiac arrest have a checkered history when it comes to high-impact management strategies. Now, a new meta-analysis provides a clear steer on the value of ...

Cardiogenic shock is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Although inotropic support is a mainstay of medical therapy for cardiogenic shock, little evidence exists to guide the ...

Trauma resuscitation in the context of haemorrhagic shock encompasses a continuum of interventions aimed at arresting bleeding, restoring circulatory volume and preserving organ function. Initial ...

Cardiogenic shock is characterized by depression of cardiac function that leads to low blood pressure, coronary ischemia, and further decreased cardiac contractility resulting in tissue hypoxemia. The ...

A new initiative by The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) proposes a new framework and call to action for managing cardiogenic shock (CS), establishing lactate clearance ...

Medical shock occurs when the body’s cells do not get enough oxygen-rich blood. It is not a condition but a result of an illness or injury. The word shock can describe several different situations. A ...

Physiologic shock is when you don’t have enough blood to support your organs and tissues. Psychologic shock is usually related to trauma. What is shock? The term “shock” may refer to a psychologic or ...

Septic shock is the culmination of a dysregulated immune response to severe infection, marked by profound circulatory, cellular and metabolic abnormalities. Central to its pathophysiology is the ...