Shock index is better than conventional vital signs for assessing higher level of care and mortality in severe sepsis or shock.

Gupta, Sarika; Alam, Areesha

Gupta, Sarika; Alam, Areesha.

Affiliation

Gupta S; Department of Paediatrics, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, U.P., India.
Alam A; Department of Paediatrics, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, U.P., India. Electronic address: areeshaAR@gmail.com.

Am J Emerg Med ; 46: 545-549, 2021 08.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33234359

Subject(s)

Blood Pressure; Heart Rate; Hospital Mortality; Respiration, Artificial/statistics & numerical data; Shock, Septic/physiopathology; Vasoconstrictor Agents/therapeutic use; Adolescent; Area Under Curve; Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Critical Care; Emergency Service, Hospital; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Lactic Acid/blood; Male; Prospective Studies; ROC Curve; Risk Assessment; Sepsis/blood; Sepsis/physiopathology; Sepsis/therapy; Shock, Septic/blood; Shock, Septic/therapy; Systole; Vital Signs

Key words

Emergency; Lactate; Mechanical ventilation; Mortality; Sepsis; Shock index; Vasopressor agents; Vital sign

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Respiration, Artificial / Shock, Septic / Vasoconstrictor Agents / Blood Pressure / Hospital Mortality / Heart Rate Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male / Newborn Language: En Journal: Am J Emerg Med Year: 2021 Document type: Article Affiliation country: India Country of publication: United States

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