LO1-5 Shock and use of vasoactive drugs
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Course modules
Videos
- Clinical Perspectives on Refractory Shock Management: Vasopressor Strategy, Perfusion, & EscalationSCCMVideo
- Pediatric Septic Shock by J. O'Hara and K. Madden | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Pediatric Surviving Sepsis: Insights From the Leadership by M. Peters, S. Weiss | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
- Approach to Shock - types, hypovolemic, cardiogenic, distributive, anaphylaxis, pathology, treatmentArmando HasudunganVideo
- The Ultimate ICU Basics Guide | Ventilation, Shock, Pressors & Renal ReplacementWBM Emergency & Critical CareVideo
- Vasopressors (Part 1) - ICU DripsICU AdvantageVideo
- Shock | Clinical MedicineNinja NerdVideo
- Shock, Septic Shock & Inotropes | Pediatrics PG Residency | Dr. Parag Shankarrao | DocTutorialsDocTutorials Super SpecialityVideo
- Pediatric Sepsis Updates and Changes at UHS Pediatric Grand Rounds 2 27 2026 Meeting RecordingUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio - UT Health San AntonioVideo
- SepsisPaediatric EmergenciesVideo
- Pediatric Sepsis | Pediatric Grand Round - Mattel Children's Hospital UCLADavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAVideo
Guidelines and evidence
- Adherence to surviving sepsis guidelines among pediatric intensivists. A national survey.Saudi Medical Journal, 2017Guideline or evidence
- [Interpretation on the "surviving sepsis campaign international guidelines for the management of septic shock and sepsis-associated organ dysfunction in children"].Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2020Guideline or evidence
- Clinical guideline highlights for the hospitalist: International consensus criteria for pediatric sepsis and septic shock.Society of Critical Care Medicine (Phoenix criteria), 2024Guideline or evidence
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Septic Shock and Sepsis-Associated Organ Dysfunction in Children.Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SCCM/ESICM), 2020Guideline or evidence
- Recommendations for hemodynamic monitoring for critically ill children-expert consensus statement issued by the cardiovascular dynamics section of the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC).ESPNIC, 2020Guideline or evidence
- Early resuscitation of dengue shock syndrome in children with hyperosmolar sodium-lactate: a randomized single-blind clinical trial of efficacy and safety.Critical Care (BioMed Central), 2014Guideline or evidence
- Balanced crystalloid versus saline for resuscitation in pediatric septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC Pediatrics, 2025Guideline or evidence