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SHOCK IN CHILDREN
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Definition
Circulatory system failure to supply
oxygen and nutrients to meet cellular
metabolic demands
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Other Definitions
• Blood Pressure
BP = CO x SVR
• Cardiac Output
CO = SV X HR
• Vascular Tone (SVR)
– Regulated by several mechanisms
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Oxygen Delivery
• DO2 = CO x CaO2 x 10
– Remember: CO depends on HR, preload,
afterload, and contractility
• CaO2 = Hgb x 1.34 x SaO2 + (PaO2 x 0.003)
– Remember: hemoglobin carries more than 99%
of oxygen in the blood under standard
conditions
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Hemodynamics
Myocardial
Contractility
Stroke Volume
Cardiac Output
Blood
Pressure
Preload
Afterload
Heart Rate
Systemic Vascular
Resist ance
Textbook of Pediatric Advanced Life Support, 1988
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Defending the blood pressure
• Neural Sympathetic
– Baroreceptors
• Carotid Body
• Aortic Arch
– Volume receptors
• Right Atrium
• Pulmonary vascular
– Chemoreceptors
• Aortic and carotid
• Medullary
– Cerebral ischemic
response
• Humoral
– Adrenal medulla
• Catecholamines
– Hypothalamopituitary
response
• Adrenocorticotropic
hormone
• Vasopressin
– Renin-angiotensinaldosterone system
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Cardiovascular function
• Cardiac Output
 Clinical Assessment
• peripheral perfusion, temperature, capillary
refill, urine output, mentation, acid-base
status
 CO = HR x SV
• HR responds the quickest
• SV is a function of three variables
– preload, afterload, and myocardial
contractility
• A noncompliant heart cannot increase SV
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Stroke Volume
• Preload (LVEDV)
– Reflects patient’s volume status
– CVP or PCWP
– Starling curve
• Afterload
– The resistance to ventricular ejection
– Two variables:
• vascular tone and transmural pressure
• Myocardial Contractility (“squeeze”)
– Many factors including coronary perfusion,
baseline myocardial function, use of cardiotonic
medications
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Classification of Shock
• COMPENSATED
– blood flow is normal or increased and may be
maldistributed; vital organ function is
maintained
• UNCOMPENSATED
– microvascular perfusion is compromised;
significant reductions in effective circulating
volume
• IRREVERSIBLE
– inadequate perfusion of vital organs; irreparable
damage; death cannot be prevented
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Other Classifications
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Hypovolemic or Hemorrhagic
Cardiogenic
Obstructive
Distributive
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Cardiovascular Changes in Shock
Type
Preload Afterload
Contractility
Cardiogenic
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

Hypovolemic


No change
Distributive



Septic
early


late




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Evaluation
• Regardless of the cause: ABC’s
– First assess airway patency, ventilation, then
circulatory system
• Respiratory Performance
– Respiratory rate and pattern, work of breathing,
oxygenation (color), level of alertness
• Circulation
– Heart rate, BP, perfusion, and pulses, liver size
– CVP monitoring may be helpful
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Evaluation
• Early Signs of Shock
– sinus tachycardia
– delayed capillary refill
– fussy, irritable
• Late Signs of Shock
– bradycardia
– altered mental status (lethargy, coma)
– hypotonia, decreased DTR’s
– Cheyne-Stokes breathing
– hypotension is a very late sign
– Lower limit of SBP = 70 + (2 x age in years)
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Cardiovascular Assessment
• Heart Rate
– Too high: 180 bpm for
infants, 160 bpm for
children >1year old
• Blood Pressure
– Lower limit of SBP =
70 + (2 x age in years)
• Peripheral Pulses
– Present/Absent
– Strength (diminished,
normal, bounding)
• Skin Perfusion
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Capillary refill time
Temperature
Color
Mottling
• CNS Perfusion
– Recognition of
parents
– Reaction to pain
– Muscle tone
– Pupil size
• Renal Perfusion
– UOP >1cc/kg/hr
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Treatment
Airway management
– Always provide supplemental oxygen
– Endotracheal intubation and controlled
ventilation is suggested if respiratory failure or
airway compromise is likely
• elective is safer and less difficult
• decrease negative intrathoracic pressure
• improved oxygenation and O2 delivery and
decreased O2 consumption
• can hyperventilate if necessary
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Treatment
Circulation
– Based on presumed etiology
– Rapid restoration of intravascular volume
• PIV-if unstable you have 60-90 seconds
• I.O. if less than 4-6 years old
• Central venous catheter
• Use isotonic fluid: NS, LR, or 5% albumin
• PRBC’s to replace blood loss or if still
unstable after 60cc/kg of crystalloid
– anemia is poorly tolerated in the stressed,
hypoxic, hemodynamically unstable patient
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Vasoactive/Cardiotonic Agents
• Dopamine
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1-5 mcg/kg/min: dopaminergic
5-15 mcg/kg/min: more beta-1
10-20 mcg/kg/min: more alpha-1
may be useful in distributive shock
• Dobutamine
– 2.5-15 mcg/kg/min: mostly beta-1, some beta-2
– may be useful in cardiogenic shock
• Epinephrine
– 0.05-0.1 mcg/kg/min: mostly beta-1, some beta-2
– > 0.1 to 0.2 mcg/kg/min: alpha-1
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Vasoactive/Cardiotonic Agents
• Norepinephrine
– 0.05-0.2mcg/kg/min: only alpha and beta-1
– Use up to 1mcg/kg/min
• Milrinone
– 50mcg/kg load then 0.375-0.75mcg/kg/min:
phosphodiesterase inhibitor; results in increased
inotropy and peripheral vasodilation (greater effect
on pulmonary vasculature)
• Phenylephrine
– 0.1-0.5mcg/kg/min: pure alpha
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Hypovolemic
• # 1 cause of death in children worldwide
• Causes
• Water Loss (diarrhea, vomiting with poor PO
intake, diabetes, major burns)
• Blood Loss (obvious trauma; occult bleeding
from pelvic fractures, blunt abdominal
trauma, “shaken baby”)
• Low preload leads to decreased SV and
decreased CO.
• Compensation occurs with increased HR and
SVR
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Hypovolemic Shock
• Mainstay of therapy is fluid
• Goals
– Restore intravascular volume
– Correct metabolic acidosis
– Treat the cause
• Degree of dehydration often underestimated
– Reassess perfusion, urine output, vital signs...
• Isotonic crystalloid is always a good choice
– 20 to 50 cc/kg rapidly if cardiac function is
normal
– NS can cause a hyperchloremic acidosis
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Treatment
Solution
Na+
NS
154
LR
130
Plasmalyte 140
Cl154
109
98
K+
0
4
5
Ca++
0
3
0
Mg++
0
0
3
Buffer
None
Lactate
Acetate
& Gluconate
 Inotropic and vasoactive drugs are not a substitute for
fluid, however...
– Can have various combinations of hypovolemic and
septic and cardiogenic shock
– May need to treat poor vascular tone and/or poor
cardiac function
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Hemorrhagic Shock
• Treatment is PRBCs or whole blood
– Treat the cause if able (stop the bleeding)
– Transfuse if significant blood loss is known or
if patient unstable after 60cc/kg crystalloid
• In an emergency can give group O PRBCs
before cross matching is complete or type
specific non-cross-matched blood products
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Cardiogenic
• Low CO and high systemic vascular resistance
• Result of primary cardiac dysfunction:
 A compensatory increase in SVR occurs to
maintain vital organ function
 Subsequent increase in LV afterload, LV
work, and cardiac oxygen consumption
 CO decreases and ultimately results in
volume retention, pulmonary edema, and
RV failure
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Cardiogenic Shock
Etiologies
• Congenital heart
disease
• Arrhythmias
• Ischemic heart
disease
• Myocarditis
• Myocardial injury
• Acute and chronic
drug toxicity
• Late septic shock
• Infiltrative diseases
– mucopolysaccharidoses
– glycogen storage
diseases
• Thyrotoxicosis
• Pheochromocytoma
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Cardiogenic Shock
• Initial clinical presentation can be identical to
hypovolemic shock
• Initial therapy is a fluid challenge
• If no improvement or if worsens after giving
volume, suspect cardiogenic shock
• Usually need invasive monitoring, further
evaluation, pharmacologic therapy
• Balancing fluid therapy and inotropic support can
be very difficult.
– Call an intensivist and/or a cardiologist
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Obstructive Shock
• Low CO secondary to a physical obstruction to flow
• Compensatory increased SVR
• Causes:
– Pericardial tamponade
– Tension pneumothorax
– Critical coarctation of the aorta
– Aortic stenosis
– Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
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Obstructive Shock
• Initial clinical presentation can be identical to
hypovolemic shock
• Initial therapy is a fluid challenge
• Treat the cause
– pericardial drain, chest tube, surgical
intervention
– if the patient is a neonate with a ductal
dependent lesion then give PGE
• Further evaluation, invasive monitoring,
pharmacologic therapy, appropriate consults
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Distributive Shock
• High CO and low SVR (opposite of hypovolemic,
cardiogenic, and obstructive)
• Maldistribution of blood flow causing
inadequate tissue perfusion
• Due to release of endotoxin, vasoactive
substances, complement cascade activation,
and microcirculation thrombosis
• Early septic shock is the most common form
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Distributive Shock
• Goal is to maintain intravascular volume and
minimize increases in interstitial fluid (the
primary problem is a decrease in SVR)
– Use crystalloid initially
– Additional fluid therapy should be based on
lab studies
– Can give up to 40cc/kg without monitoring
CVP
– Vasoactive/Cardiotonic agents often
necessary
– Treat the cause (i.e.. antimicrobial therapy)
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Distributive Shock
Etiologies
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Anaphylaxis
Anaphylactoid reactions
Spinal cord injury/spinal shock
Head injury
Early sepsis
Drug intoxication
– Barbiturates, Phenothiazines,
Antihypertensives
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Metabolic Issues
Acid-Base
• Metabolic acidosis develops secondary to tissue
hypoperfusion
• Profound acidosis depresses myocardial
contractility and impairs the effectiveness of
catecholamines
• Tx: fluid administration and controlled
ventilation
• Buffer administration
– Sodium Bicarbonate 1-2meq/kg or can calculate a
1/2 correction = 0.3 x weight (kg) x base deficit
– hyperosmolarity, hypocalcemia, hypernatremia,
left-ward shift of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation
curve
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Metabolic Issues
Electrolytes
• Electrolytes
– Calcium is important for cardiac function and
for the pressor effect of catecholamines
– Hypoglycemia can lead to CNS damage and is
needed for proper cardiovascular function
– Check the BUN and creatinine to evaluate renal
function
– Hyperkalemia can occur from renal dysfunction
and/or acidosis
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Metabolic Issues
Special Topics
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• Infant presents in shock, usually in the second
week of life, typically a boy, with metabolic
acidosis, hyponatremia, hypoglycemia, and
hyperkalemia
Hyperammonemia
• mild elevations are common with shock
• levels > 1000 are consistent with inborn errors
of metabolism
• consider Reye Syndrome, toxins, hepatic
failure
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Other Studies
• Look for etiology of shock
• Evaluate hemoglobin, hematocrit, and platelet
count
– Should be followed as these values may drop after
fluid resuscitation
• Shock from any etiology can lead to DIC and
end organ damage
– CBC, PT, INR, PTT, Fibrinogen, Factor V, Factor
VIII, D-dimer, and/or FDPs
– Check LFT’s, follow CNS and pulmonary status
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Other Studies II
• Think about inborn errors of metabolism
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Lactate and pyruvate
Ammonium, LFTs
Plasma amino acids, urine organic acids
Urinalysis with reducing substances
Urine tox screen
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Conclusion
• Goal of therapy is identification, evaluation, and
treatment of shock in its earliest stage
• Initial priorities are for the ABC’s
• Fluid resuscitation begins with 20cc/kg of
crystalloid or 10cc/kg of colloid
• Subsequent treatment depends on the etiology of
shock and the patient’s hemodynamic condition
• Successful resuscitation depends on early and
judicious intervention