Shock

Enero 7, 2018. No. 2956

El sangriento desastre de la transfusión de glóbulos rojos. The bloody mess of red blood cell transfusion. Chandra S1, Kulkarni H2, Westphal M3,4. Author information Crit Care. 2017 Dec 28;21(Suppl 3):310. doi: 10.1186/s13054-017-1912-x. Abstract Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion might be life-saving in settings with acute blood loss, especially uncontrolled haemorrhagic shock. However, there appears to be a catch-22 situation reflected by the facts that preoperative anaemia represents an independent risk factor for postoperative morbidity and mortality, and that RBC transfusion might also contribute to adverse clinical outcomes. This dilemma is further complicated by the difficulty to define the "best" transfusion trigger and strategy. Since one size does obviously not fit all, a personalised approach is merited. Attempts should thus be made to critically reflect on the pros and cons of RBC transfusion in each individual patient. Patient blood management concepts including preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative optimisation strategies involving the intensive care unit are warranted and are likely to provide benefits for the patients and the healthcare system. In this context, it is important to consider that "simply" increasing the haemoglobin content, and in proportion oxygen delivery, may not necessarily contribute to a better outcome but potentially the contrary in the long term. The difficulty lies in identification of the patients who might eventually profit from RBC transfusion and to determine in whom a transfusion might be withheld without inducing harm. More robust clinical data providing long-term outcome data are needed to better understand in which patients RBC transfusion might be life-saving vs life-limiting. PDF Una revisión sistemática de las estrategias neuroprotectoras durante la hipovolemia y el shock hemorrágico. A Systematic Review of Neuroprotective Strategies during Hypovolemia and Hemorrhagic Shock. Nistor M1, Behringer W2, Schmidt M3, Schiffner R4,5. Author information Int J Mol Sci. 2017 Oct 26;18(11). pii: E2247. doi: 10.3390/ijms18112247. Abstract Severe trauma constitutes a major cause of death and disability, especially in younger patients. The cerebral autoregulatory capacity only protects the brain to a certain extent in states of hypovolemia; thereafter, neurological deficits and apoptosis occurs. We therefore set out to investigate neuroprotective strategies during haemorrhagic shock. This review was performed in accordance to the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. Before the start of the search, a review protocol was entered into the PROSPERO database. A systematic literature search of Pubmed, Web of Science and CENTRAL was performed in August 2017. Results were screened and evaluated by two researchers based on a previously prepared inclusion protocol. Risk of bias was determined by use of SYRCLE's risk of bias tool. The retrieved results were qualitatively analysed. Of 9093 results, 119 were assessed in full-text form, 16 of them ultimately adhered to the inclusion criteria and were qualitatively analyzed. We identified three subsets of results: (1) hypothermia; (2) fluid therapy and/or vasopressors; and (3) other neuroprotective strategies (piracetam, NHE1-inhibition, aprotinin, human mesenchymal stem cells, remote ischemic preconditioning and sevoflurane). Overall, risk of bias according to SYRCLE's tool was medium; generally, animal experimental models require more rigorous adherence to the reporting of bias-free study design (randomization, etc.). While the individual study results are promising, the retrieved neuroprotective strategies have to be evaluated within the current scientific context-by doing so, it becomes clear that specific promising neuroprotective strategies during states of haemorrhagic shock remain sparse. This important topic therefore requires more in-depth research. KEYWORDS: bleeding; brain damage; haemorrhage; hypovolemia; neuroprotection; neuroprotective strategies; resuscitation; shock PDF Shock hemorrágico Shock, Hemorrhagic. Authors Hooper N1, Armstrong TJ2. StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2017-. 2017 Nov 27. Author information Excerpt Shock refers to the inadequate perfusion of tissues due to the imbalance between oxygen demand of tissues and the body's ability to supply it. Classically, there are four categories of shock: hypovolemic, cardiogenic, obstructive, and distributive shock. Hypovolemic shock occurs when there is decreased intravascular volume to the point of cardiovascular compromise. The hypovolemic shock could be due to severe dehydration through a variety of mechanisms or from blood loss. The pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of hemorrhagic shock, a subset of hypovolemic shock, will be explored in this article. PDF Safe Anaesthesia Worldwide Delivering safe anaesthesia to the world's poorest people Informes / Information

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