title: [Hemodynamic study in meningococcal septic shock].
abstract: We analyzed 8 cases of meningococcal septic shock diagnosed in a three year period. The age varied from 20 months to 10 years (mean: 4.8 years). Two patients died. Every child was monitored with a Swan-Ganz catheter 5 F or 7F, placed on by puncture of internal jugular or subclavicular veins. Of this hemodynamic study, we can conclude that in septic shock, there is a myocardial depression, that persist for several days, and improves with dopamine and dobutamine. In addition to this, in sepsis exists a pulmonary hypertension that makes worse the prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatría, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mar Molinero
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Flores Antón
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Espino Hernández
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Medina Monzón
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garrido Borreguero
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sánchez Díaz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Melian Machin
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: Estudio hemodinámico en el shock séptico meningocócico.