PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kashani, Kianoush
AU  - Omer, Tarig
AU  - Shaw, Andrew D.
TI  - The Intensivist's Perspective of Shock, Volume Management, and Hemodynamic Monitoring
AID  - 10.2215/CJN.14191021
DP  - 2022 May 01
TA  - Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
PG  - 706--716
VI  - 17
IP  - 5
4099  - http://cjasn.asnjournals.org/content/17/5/706.short
4100  - http://cjasn.asnjournals.org/content/17/5/706.full
SO  - CLIN J AM SOC NEPHROL2022 May 01; 17
AB  - One of the primary reasons for intensive care admission is shock. Identifying the underlying cause of shock (hypovolemic, distributive, cardiogenic, and obstructive) may lead to entirely different clinical pathways for management. Among patients with hypovolemic and distributive shock, fluid therapy is one of the leading management strategies. Although an appropriate amount of fluid administration might save a patient's life, inadequate (or excessive) fluid use could lead to more complications, including organ failure and mortality due to either hypovolemia or volume overload. Currently, intensivists have access to a wide variety of information sources and tools to monitor the underlying hemodynamic status, including medical history, physical examination, and specific hemodynamic monitoring devices. Although appropriate and timely assessment and interpretation of this information can promote adequate fluid resuscitation, misinterpretation of these data can also lead to additional mortality and morbidity. This article provides a narrative review of the most commonly used hemodynamic monitoring approaches to assessing fluid responsiveness and fluid tolerance. In addition, we describe the benefits and disadvantages of these tools.