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Searching for an ideal hemodynamic marker to predict short-term outcome in cardiogenic shock

Mehmet B Yilmaz1,2 and Alexandre Mebazaa2*

Author Affiliations

1 Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, 58140, Sivas, Turkey

2 AP-HP, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Hopital Lariboisiere Paris, Universite Paris Diderot, U942 Inserm, Paris, 75010, France

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Critical Care 2009, 13:1013 doi:10.1186/cc8176

Published: 10 December 2009

Abstract

Cardiogenic shock is a lethal condition. Physicians are searching for hemodynamic markers which could help risk-stratification of patients in this picture. Torgersen and coworkers present an hourly time integral of the cardiac power index and cardiac index drops to predict outcomes in the setting of cardiogenic shock. Continuous monitoring of hemodynamic markers may have a role in prediction of outcomes.