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Neurogenic Shock

Date Last Search Run: Jan 14, 2025
Table last updated: May 02, 2021
Data last added: Aug 23, 2019

Recommendation RECOMMENDATION FOR INTERVENTION
STRENGTH OF EVIDENCE FOR INTERVENTION   SUPPORTIVE (Green) NEUTRAL (Yellow) AGAINST (Red) NOT YET GRADED (White)
1 (strong evidence exists)      
2 (fair evidence exists)    
3 (weak evidence exists)      


Interventions

Aggressive Crystalloids
Level Direction Primary Outcome Patient/Process Setting Reference
II Supportive (Green) Functional assessment at 1 year Patient ICU Vale FL., Burns J., et al. Combined medical and surgical treatment after acute spinal cord injury: Results of a prospective pilot study to assess the merits of aggressive medical resuscitation and blood pressure management. J Neurosurg 1997; 87:239-246. Medline

Colloid Infusion
Level Direction Primary Outcome Patient/Process Setting Reference
I Neutral (Yellow) Mortality Patient ICU Lewis SR, Pritchard MW, Evans DJ, Butler AR, Alderson P, Smith AF, et al. Colloids versus crystalloids for fluid resuscitation in critically ill people. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2018; 8. Medline
II Supportive (Green) Functional assessment at 1 year Patient ICU Vale FL., Burns J., et al. Combined medical and surgical treatment after acute spinal cord injury: Results of a prospective pilot study to assess the merits of aggressive medical resuscitation and blood pressure management. J Neurosurg 1997; 87:239-246. Medline

Pressors
Level Direction Primary Outcome Patient/Process Setting Reference
II Supportive (Green) Functional assessment at 1 year Patient ICU Vale FL., Burns J., et al. Combined medical and surgical treatment after acute spinal cord injury: Results of a prospective pilot study to assess the merits of aggressive medical resuscitation and blood pressure management. J Neurosurg 1997; 87:239-246. Medline


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