{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13(7)"],"submitter":["Keefer S"],"pubmed_abstract":["Introduction Patients that present to the emergency department (ED) with undifferentiated hypotension have a high mortality rate. Hypotension can be divided into four categories: obstructive, hypovolemic, distributive, and cardiogenic. While it is possible to have overlapping or concomitant shock states, being able to differentiate between cardiogenic shock and the other categories is important as it entails a different treatment regime and extra cautions. In this secondary analysis, we investigate if using focused cardiac ultrasonography (FOCUS) to determine left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) can serve as a reliable test for cardiogenic shock. Methods We prospectively collected FOCUS findings performed in 135 ED patients with undifferentiated hypotension as part of an international study."],"journal":["Cureus"],"pagination":["e16360"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8360322"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Sonographic Findings of Left Ventricular Dysfunction to Predict Shock Type in Undifferentiated Hypotensive Patients: An Analysis From the Sonography in Hypotension and Cardiac Arrest in the Emergency Department (SHoC-ED) Study."],"pmcid":["PMC8360322"],"pubmed_authors":["Milne J","Chandra K","Keefer S","Stander M","Lussier D","Olszynski PA","Diegelmann L","Pham C","Peach M","Lamprecht H","Atkinson P","Fraser J","Henneberry RJ","Lewis D"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Sonographic Findings of Left Ventricular Dysfunction to Predict Shock Type in Undifferentiated Hypotensive Patients: An Analysis From the Sonography in Hypotension and Cardiac Arrest in the Emergency Department (SHoC-ED) Study.","description":"Introduction Patients that present to the emergency department (ED) with undifferentiated hypotension have a high mortality rate. Hypotension can be divided into four categories: obstructive, hypovolemic, distributive, and cardiogenic. While it is possible to have overlapping or concomitant shock states, being able to differentiate between cardiogenic shock and the other categories is important as it entails a different treatment regime and extra cautions. In this secondary analysis, we investigate if using focused cardiac ultrasonography (FOCUS) to determine left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) can serve as a reliable test for cardiogenic shock. Methods We prospectively collected FOCUS findings performed in 135 ED patients with undifferentiated hypotension as part of an international study.","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Jul","modification":"2025-04-04T21:06:10.438Z","creation":"2022-02-11T08:19:18.412Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8360322","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34395137"],"doi":["10.7759/cureus.16360"]}}