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Table 1 Classification of shock

From: Bench-to-bedside review: Resuscitation in the emergency department

 

Type of shock

Parameter(s)

Hypovolemic

Cardiogenic

Obstructive

Distributive

Preload, filling pressures, end-diastolic volumes

↓

↑

↕

↓

Pump, cardiac output

↓

↓

↓

↑

Afterload, systemic vascular resistance

↑

↑

↑

↓

Systemic oxygen delivery

↓

↓

↓

↑

Systemic oxygen consumption

↑

↓

↕

↕

Systemic oxygen extraction ratio

↑

↑

↑

↓

Global oxygen balance, SvO2 or ScvO2

↓

↓

↓

↑

  1. SvO2, mixed venous oxygen saturation; ScvO2, central venous oxygen saturation.