Association between prehospital shock index variation and 28-day mortality among patients with septic shock

Abstract Purpose Septic shock (SS) hyperdynamic phase is characterized by tachycardia and low-blood pressure reflecting the relative hypovolemia. Shock index (SI), the ratio between heart rate and systolic blood pressure, is a simple objective tool, usable for SS prognosis assessment. This study aim...

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Main Authors: Romain Jouffroy, Basile Gilbert, Léa Thomas, Emmanuel Bloch-Laine, Patrick Ecollan, Josiane Boularan, Vincent Bounes, Benoit Vivien, Papa-Ngalgou Gueye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-022-00645-1