Alexander Papolos

Aug 13, 2024 | uscjournal.com | Eric Hall |Alexander Papolos |P Elliott Miller |Christopher Barnett

Average (ratings) Abstract Patients undergoing cardiac surgery experience significant physiologic derangements that place them at risk for multiple shock phenotypes. Any combination of cardiogenic, obstructive, hemorrhagic, or vasoplegic shock occurs commonly in post-cardiotomy patients. The approach to the diagnosis and management of these shock states has many facets that are distinct compared to non-surgical cardiac intensive care unit patients.