Pulse rate over pressure evaluation (ROPE) is useful in the assessment of compensated haemorrhagic shock.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate a calculation of pulse rate over pulse pressure as a method of predicting decompensation in patients with compensated haemorrhagic shock.


METHODS
A retrospective cohort study was undertaken enrolling 184 adult victims of major road trauma who were not shocked on presentation to the emergency department. A pulse rate over pressure evaluation was calculated at presentation and vital signs were observed during the first 2 h of emergency department management.


RESULTS
Thirty-one patients became shocked during their first 2 h. A ROPE value of greater than 3.0 had a positive predictive value of 53% and a value less than 3.0 had a negative predictive value of 86% for the development of decompensated shock.


CONCLUSIONS
ROPE is an easily applied and useful clinical tool with a ROPE of less than 3.0 being predictive of a patient remaining well and a ROPE of above 3.0 being predictive of the patient developing decompensated shock.
Ardagh
M W
MW
Emergency Department, Christchurch School of Medicine, Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand. michaela@chh1th.govt.nz
Hodgson
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Shaw
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Turner
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012372:ROC Curve; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods*