title: [Evaluation of contractility and postloading in the intensive care unit].
abstract: Cardiovascular failure is a common disorder in critical care medicine. When admitted to the ICU, patients with hemodynamic deterioration should be examined rapidly to correctly assess the main determinants of cardiovascular function (preload, afterload and contractility). This review examines the assessment of contractility and afterload involving the combined use of several hemodynamic monitors, which allows different approaches to the same problem, with a view to improving the efficiency of management and treatment in critically ill patients.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital de Sabadell, CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias, Institut Universitari Parc Tauli, UAB, Sabadell, Barcelona, España. AOchagavia@tauli.cat
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ochagavía
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zapata
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carrillo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guerrero
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ayuela
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002302:Cardiac Output; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood; D009929:Organ Size; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013318:Stroke Volume; D014655:Vascular Resistance
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C109794:pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76); D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain