201 Cardiogenic Shock and Multiple-Organ Failure

Burn shock and multiple organ failure syndromes

Critical condition, developing in patients with burns during the burn shock more often produce the development of nonspecific reactions in the body, manifested as the system or the organ insufficiency and are determined by the term «syndrome of poly organ insufficiency» (SPOI). The course and treatment of 189 patients with burn shock have been analyzed. With the purpose of investigation all pat...

Pediatric septic shock and multiple organ failure.

In the last 5 years, the understanding of the epidemiology and pathogenesis of pediatric sepsis, septic shock, and multiple organ failure has expanded greatly. There has also been a substantial increase in the number of successful randomized trials in which success has been measured as reduction in mortality in adults, children, and newborns. This article discusses these advances, updating the ...

Autodigestion: Proteolytic Degradation and Multiple Organ Failure in Shock.

There is currently no effective treatment for multiorgan failure following shock other than supportive care. A better understanding of the pathogenesis of these sequelae to shock is required. The intestine plays a central role in multiorgan failure. It was previously suggested that bacteria and their toxins are responsible for the organ failure seen in circulatory shock, but clinical trials in ...

Glueagon in Heart Failure and in Cardiogenic Shock

Intravenous glucagon, in doses of 2.5-15 mg/hour, was administered to 50 patients for periods of 1-7 days. Forty patients had either intractable heart failure or cardiogenic shock or both; the remaining 10 had less severe heart disease. In all patients glucagon was added to conventional therapy. Twenty-two of the 40 with very severe heart failure showed a clinical improvement, and 18 were disch...

Nutrition and Multiple Organ Failure