Active clinical trials for "Shock"

Recurrent ICD shocks are a serious problem in pts with ICD. Treatment failure with other antiarrhythmics and ablation are common. Dronedarone is a new antiarrhythmic drug with ion channel properties similar to amiodarone. Several case reports have shown promising results with Dronedarone for this patient population.

Hemorrhagic shock is a pathologic state in which intravascular volume and oxygen delivery are impaired. During circulatory failure associated with hypovolemia and low cardiac output, redistribution of blood flow caused by increased vasoconstriction results in decreased perfusion of the skin. Skin temperature and capillary refill time has been advocated as a measure of peripheral perfusion.

This study evaluates PK/PD of an extended-infusion protocol of meropenem, piperacillin-tazobactam and cefepime, in the early phase of septic shock.

The study contains the result from a comparison of diagnostic outcomes about lung collapse by using lung ultrasonography as a new diagnostic test compares to fiberoptic bronchoscopy as the standard test.

Peanut allergy can be life-threatening. Current diagnostic techniques for peanut allergy have high sensitivity, but not high specificity. This clinical trial will test the validity of a novel blood biomarker (compared with current testing) as a diagnostic predictor of anaphylaxis to peanut.

Randomized, controlled, double blind clinical trial. Adult patients admitted to the ICU of the Hospital Español de México with a diagnosis of septic shock will be included. Patients will be randomized to one of the study groups: Intervention Group: Vitamin C 6 grams in 250 ml of 0.9% saline solution every 24 hours, in continuous infusion for 72 hours. Placebo Group: 0.9% saline solution 250 ml every 24 hours, in continuous infusion for 72 hours.

Background： The mean arterial pressure（ MAP） is a key pressure index to improve tissue perfusion. At present, there are no surprising results of large-scale clinical studies on sublingual microcirculation. The changes of sublingual microcirculation were more severe in septic shock non-survivors than survivors. Purpose： This study is mean to increase the MAP in septic shock patients whether with chronic hypertension or not, so as to observe the change of the microcirculation and prognosis. Method： This is a single-center, randomized, prospective cohort study. Eligible patients will be allocated into chronic hypertension or denying chronic hypertension group. These patients will be treat with vasopressors to maintain MAP at 90±5 mmHg and 70±5 mmHg. Outcome： The 28-day all-cause mortality, the 90-day all-cause mortality, the 28-day without organ dysfunction days, the Changes of sublingual microcirculation, SOFA， APACHE-Ⅱ score Will be recorded.

Maintaining organ perfusion is the key to successful intensive care medicine. Shock is the most dangerous microcirculatory disorder and one of the most hazardous and lethal conditions of critically ill patients still showing high mortality rates. However, there are still ongoing controversies, how to assess microcirculation, how to predict outcome in time and how to guide specific therapy. Macrocirculation does not reflect microcirculation. Microcirculation reflects organ perfusion and correlates with the outcome. There is growing evidence that microcirculatory parameters are powerful tools to predict the outcome after cardiac arrest. Several guidelines use it as a target to guide therapy, but these recommendations base only on supporting evidence of low quality. Lactate is a late reflector of reduced organ perfusion and is of limited value for time-critical decision-making and their value as a therapeutic target. Sublingual sidestream dark-field (SDF) - measurement is a non-invasive method that reliably reflects organ perfusion. The last generation of microcirculation assessment tools are easy to use hand-held devices that use an automatic algorithm. In consequence, microcirculation has become a directly detectable physiological compartment. However, systematic investigations about this technology in shock are still lacking. DAMIS determines the value of directly assessed microcirculation on outcome in different types of shock. Therefore, this multicenter study will recruit up to 200 patients in shock. After the first measurement, patients will be randomized either to intervention or to control. The intervention consists in knowing microcirculatory parameters. A checklist will assist the treating physicians of the interventional group in explaining microcirculatory values and offering possible treatment options. Patients in the control group will be measured as well, but results will not be communicated to the treating physician.

Using sodium lactate Ringer's injection resuscitate septic shock patients and Compared with other solution, in order to make clear whether can improve the prognosis.

Severe sepsis and septic shock are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in patients admitted in the ICU, being responsible for approximately 200000 deaths/year in the USA and 150000 in Europe. Recognizing the early signs of sepsis and the different stages of this condition may lower the associated morbidity and mortality. The hemodynamic profile of the septic shock is characterized by the presence of the distributive shock, on which we can add elements from the hypovolemic and cardiogenic shocks. The objecive of this study is to optimize the volemic resuscitation of the severe septic and of the septic shock patient using two minimally invasive methods of hemdynamic monitoring which both use the same device (Edwards Lifescience). In the same time hemodinamic data will be colected by mesuring the inferior vena cava diameter.