Mottling score and skin temperature in septic shock: Relation and impact on prognosis in ICU.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Mottling score, defined by 5 areas over the knee is developed to evaluate tissue perfusion at bedside. Because of the subjective aspect of the score, we aimed to compare mottling score and skin temperature in septic shock with infrared thermography in ICU and the correlation to survival. METHODS:We conducted a prospective and observational study in a teaching hospital in France during 8 months in ICU. All patients with sepsis requiring vasoactive drugs were included. We recorded epidemiologic data, hemodynamic parameters, mottling score and skin temperature with a thermic camera of the 5 mottling areas around the knee (temperatures recorded with FLIR™ software) at bedside. Measures were performed at ICU admission (H0) and six hours after initial resuscitation (H6). RESULTS:46

SUBMITTER: Ferraris A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6095547 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature