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Fundamentals of resuscitation

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Critical Care Nephrology

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Cardiovascular insufficiency is a common occurrence in critically ill patients. If this is associated with inadequate delivery of O2 and nutrients to the tissues, then the patient is said to be in shock. Thus, physicians caring for such individuals need to have a rational approach to the diagnosis of shock, since the timely institution of resuscitative therapy may be lifesaving. Equally important, the intensive care physician needs to be familiar with the diagnostic tools, therapeutic options, methods of monitoring, and ultimately, the goals of resuscitation. In concert with these goals comes the knowledge of the limitations of assessing organ perfusion and reversibility of severe organ insults and sustained hypoperfusion.

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Brady, J.J., Pinsky, M.R. (1998). Fundamentals of resuscitation. In: Critical Care Nephrology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5482-6_2

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