Early identification of shock in critically ill patients.
Emergency providers must be experts in the resuscitation and stabilization of critically ill patients, and the rapid recognition of shock is crucial to allow aggressive targeted intervention and reduce morbidity and mortality. This article reviews the physiologic definition of shock, the importance of early intervention, and the clinical and diagnostic signs that emergency department providers can use to identify patients in shock.
Strehlow
Matthew C
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Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 701 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. Strehlow@stanford.edu
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