Etiology of Shock in the Emergency Department: A 12-Year Population-Based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The knowledge of the etiology and associated mortality of undifferentiated shock in the emergency department (ED) is limited. We aimed to describe the etiology-based proportions and incidence rates (IR) of shock, as well as the associated mortality in the ED.

Methods

Population-based cohort study at a University Hospital ED in Denmark from January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2011. Patients aged ≥18 years living in the ED-catchment area (N = 225,000) with a first-time ED presentation with shock (n = 1,553) defined as hypotension (systolic blood pressure ≤100 mm Hg) and ≥1 organ failures were included. Discharge diagnoses defined the etiology and were grouped as follows: distributive septic shock (SS), distributive non-septic shock (NS), cardiogenic shock (CS), hypov

SUBMITTER: Gitz Holler J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6282680 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature