The role of venous return in critical illness and shock-Part I: Physiology

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 255-262

  Funk, Duane J ^a   Jacobsohn, Eric ^a   Kumar, Anand ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Department of Anesthesiology   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiogenic shock; cardiovascular physiology; hemodynamics; hemorrhagic shock; obstructive shock; septic shock

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEART FUNCTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SHOCK; VENOUS RETURN;

CARDIAC OUTPUT; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FLUID THERAPY; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VEINS; VENOUS PRESSURE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84872086042     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182772ab6     Document Type: Review

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