Review
Year in review 2007: Critical Care – shock
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* Corresponding author: Peter Radermacher peter.radermacher@uni-ulm.de
1 Sektion Anästhesiologische Pathophysiologie und Verfahrensentwicklung, Universitätsklinikum, Parkstrasse 11, 89073 Ulm, Germany
2 Anesteziologicko-resuscitacni klinika, Fakultni nemocnice u sv. Anny, Pekarska 53, 656 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Critical Care 2008, 12:227 doi:10.1186/cc6949
Published: 14 October 2008Abstract
The research papers on shock published in Critical Care throughout 2007 are related to three major subjects: the modulation of the macrocirculation and microcirculation during shock, focusing on arginine vasopressin, erythropoietin and nitric oxide; studies on metabolic homeostasis (acid–base status, energy expenditure and gastrointestinal motility); and basic supportive measures in critical illness (fluid resuscitation and sedation, and body-temperature management). The present review summarizes the key results of these studies and provides a brief discussion in the context of the relevant scientific and clinical background.