Shock subtypes by left ventricular ejection fraction following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Abstract Background Post-resuscitation hemodynamic instability following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) may occur from myocardial dysfunction underlying cardiogenic shock and/or inflammation-mediated distributive shock. Distinguishing the predominant shock subtype with widely available clinic...

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Main Authors: Ryan J. Anderson, Sayuri P. Jinadasa, Leeyen Hsu, Tiffany Bita Ghafouri, Sanjeev Tyagi, Jisha Joshua, Ariel Mueller, Daniel Talmor, Rebecca E. Sell, Jeremy R. Beitler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-018-2078-x