Active clinical trials for "Shock"

Investigation of the feasibility of using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to monitor microvascular function in critically ill patients.

Purpose and rationale: Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Sepsis and septic shock are major public health problems killing one in every three patients. Microcirculatory dysfunction is frequent in septic shock. The duration and severity of this dysfunction have a prognostic impact by being associated with organ failure and mortality. Our study purposes to demonstrate the feasibility of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) to improve assessment of microcirculatory dysfunction by showing that retinal and choroidal microcirculatory changes with prognostic impact are present during septic shock. Primary objective: To characterize the alterations of retinal and choroidal microcirculation in septic shock. We will test the hypothesis that retinal and/or choroidal microcirculation shows dysfunctional changes (lower vascular density, lower percentage of perfused small vessel, lower blood flow index and higher vascular heterogeneity) in septic shock patients. Secondary objective: To test the prognostic value of retinal and choroidal microcirculatory dysfunction in septic shock. We will test the hypothesis that higher magnitude and persistence of retinal and/or choroidal microcirculatory dysfunction beyond the successful macro-hemodynamic resuscitation are independent predictors of organ failure and mortality in septic shock patients. Study type: Two sequential observational studies. Study design: A cross-sectional case-control study followed by a prospective cohort study with a 90-days longitudinal follow-up period. Study population: 165 septic shock patients and 30 healthy controls. Study duration: 90 days from enrolment to final follow-up assessment. One to two years of enrolment.

The study will provide data on profile, management, outcome, and evolution over time of cardiogenic shock patients admitted to the Intensive Coronary Care Units

Septic shock is defined as a subset of sepsis with severe metabolism alterations, leading to organ failure. Septic shock is associated with a high mortality, around 40% according to the SEPSIS 3 definition. Metabolic alterations are responsible for lactic acidosis, and results in mitochondrial dysfunction. This study aims at evaluate the impact of exogenous metabolites on restoring mitochondrial function in septic shock patients with lactate acidosis. Mitochondrial metabolism (quantitative analysis, mitochondrial function) in intact Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMC) will be isolate and analyse from patients at the early phase of septic shock (admission), at day 2 and 4. Participant's medical history will be recorded: renal and liver metabolism, severity scores and outcomes and the need for supportive care in the intensive care unit (ICU) until 28 days after admission. Furthermore, the investigators will evaluate wether selected metabolites added to the cell culture medium may improve mitochondrial metabolism.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) had been used to treat refractory hypoxemia associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). There were reported good outcome associated with ECMO for ARDS caused by influenza infection from several ECMO centers. However, the outcome of ECMO support in lower ECMO experience center had not been evaluated. This study aimed to evaluate the outcome of ECMO, comparing with conventional treatment among severe hypoxemic ARDS patients who were admitted in limited ECMO experience hospital.

Haemodynamic optimisation is a fundamental step and a daily issue in the management of intensive care patients with acute circulatory failure. Failure to optimise haemodynamics is recognised as a factor associated with morbidity and mortality. Although the first line of treatment is often vascular filling, many studies have found that excessive vascular filling alone is deleterious and leads to increased morbidity and mortality due to pulmonary and interstitial oedema. The use of catecholamines avoids this undue vascular filling. At present, the therapeutic strategy in acute circulatory failure is to perform a personalised "titrated" vascular filling after assessing the need for it. To do this, predictive criteria for the need to continue vascular filling in order to optimise cardiac output and tissue perfusion pressure, particularly by ultrasound, have been developed, notably by transesophageal approach. It also appeared to us that offering an alternative to the transesophageal approach would reduce invasiveness on the one hand, but would also offer an alternative when the transesophageal approach is contraindicated.

Shock is a serious complication corresponding to acute circulatory failure resulting in multiorgan failure and death. In order to improve cellular oxygen utilization, several therapies can be used. To select one of them, the monitoring of cardiac output is helpful. However, there are several methods used in current practice in intensive care for evaluating hemodynamic. Currently, in patients with acute circulatory failure, no study has compared the concordance of therapeutic decision-making based on transpulmonary thermodilution or transthoracic echocardiography. The objective of the PICC-ECHO study is thus to assess the concordance of therapeutic decision-making by several experts, based on data from transpulmonary thermodilution or transthoracic echocardiography. Indeed, the investigators hypothesize that performing hemodynamic monitoring based on transpulmonary thermodilution or transthoracic echocardiography does not lead to the same therapeutic management in patients in shock.

This large real-world international prospective registry will provide a unique opportunity to comprehensively understand the contemporary management, clinical course and short as well as long-term outcomes of all Cardiogenic Shock (CS) patients cared for at four high volume dedicated shock care centers. As the first true North American multicenter CS collaborative with a uniform dedicated and comprehensive case report form, the high patient volumes and wide spectrum of clinical acuity seen at these institutions will provide valuable insight into the factors associated with adverse outcomes; and will serve as a blueprint for future clinical trial designs that may better inform clinical practice.

The investigation of patient characteristics and prognostic factors of the patients presented with cardiogenic shock (CS) will guide us to identify the better management strategy for these critically ill patients. Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) may improve the prognosis of some of severe subset of CS patients. The better understanding of the indications of initiation and weaning of MCS will improve the prognosis of critically ill CS patients.

To discribe concentration of NT-proBNP and Troponin I in Dengue hemorrhagic shock children, in correlation between concentration of NT-proBNP and troponin I with total fluid admission, respiratory support, using inotrope and vasopressor using.