Resuscitation

Resuscitation is a term describing the process of correcting physiological disorders in an acutely unwell patient. It is an important part of intensive care medicine, trauma surgery and emergency medicine.

Variables

System	Example causes		Biomarker		Treatment
Hypoperfusion (Circulatory shock)	Haemorrhagic shock	Hypovolemia (Hypovolemic shock)	Intravascular volume status (Preload)	Heart rate (Tachycardia) / Systolic blood pressure (Hypotension) / Decreased urine output	Intravenous fluid / Intraosseous infusion / Blood transfusion with packed red blood cells
	Cardiogenic shock		Cardiac output		Positive inotropic agents / Chronotropes
	Distributive shock	Sepsis (Septic shock)	Vascular permeability		Vasopressors
		Neurogenic shock	Total peripheral resistance
	Obstructive shock	Cardiac tamponade	Beck's triad		Pericardiocentesis/Thoracotomy with pericardial window
		Tension pneumothorax			Thoracentesis/Chest drain
		Pulmonary embolism			Thrombolysis/Embolectomy
Acid–base imbalance	Acidosis		pH
	Alkalosis
Gas exchange (Respiratory failure)	Hypercapnia		PaCO2
	Hypoxia		PaO2
Altered level of consciousness	Coma	Narcosis (Drug overdose) / Stroke (Intracranial hemorrhage)	Glasgow Coma Scale
Blood sugar regulation	Hyperglycemia		Blood sugar
	Hypoglycemia
Electrolyte imbalance	Hyperkalemia		Serum potassium
	Hypokalemia
Coagulopathy	Hypocoagulability		Coagulation screen		Fresh frozen plasma/Cryoprecipitate/Platelets

See also

• Advanced life support
• Advanced cardiac life support
• Advanced trauma life support
• Advanced Pediatric Life Support
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Fluid resuscitation
• Hs and Ts
• Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
• Neonatal resuscitation