Pathophysiology, monitoring, outcome prediction, and therapy of shock states.
The time course of hemodynamic and oxygen transport patterns of survivors and nonsurvivors of high-risk critical illness patients was used to evaluate pathophysiologic mechanisms, develop outcome predictors, and propose therapeutic goals. The predictors and goals were tested prospectively and resulted in significantly reduced mortality and morbidity.
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Department of Surgery, Martin Luther King Jr./Charles R. Drew Medical Center, UCLA School of Medicine.
D003422:Critical Care; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D011379:Prognosis; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy