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Echocardiographic Assessment Using Subxiphoid-Only Examination for Hypotensive Patients
Published on: April 18, 2025
[Haemodynamic monitoring in sepsis and septic shock]
Alba Caballer1, Sara Nogales1, Guillem Gruartmoner1
1Àrea de Crítics, Hospital Universitari Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, España.
Abstract:
Cardiovascular disturbances associated with sepsis cause hypoperfusion situations, which will negatively impact these patients' prognosis. The aim of haemodynamic monitoring is to guide the detection and correction of this hypoperfusion, and assist in decision making in optimising oxygen transport to tissues, primarily by manipulating cardiac output. This review seeks to summarise the different parameters of haemodynamic monitoring, the objectives of resuscitation, the physiological parameters, and the tools available to us for appropriate cardiac output manipulation.
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