Current approach to the haemodynamic management of septic shock patients in European intensive care units: A cross-sectional, self-reported questionnaire-based survey

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 284-290

  Torgersen, Christian ^a   Dünser, Martin W ^a   Schmittinger, Christian A ^a   Pettilä, Ville ^b   Ruokonen, Esko ^c   Wenzel, Volker ^d   Jakob, Stephan M ^a   Takala, Jukka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Europe; Haemodynamic management; Resuscitation endpoints; Septic shock

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALBUMIN; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE; DOPEXAMINE; FLUDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INOTROPIC AGENT; LEVOSIMENDAN; LITHIUM; MILRINONE; NORADRENALIN; RINGER SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VASOPRESSIN;

ARTICLE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EUROPE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INDEX; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEPTIC SHOCK; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERMODILUTION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FLUID THERAPY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK, SEPTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953848719     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e3283405062     Document Type: Article

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