Figure 5: Algorithm – Haemodynamic Shock Therapy.

Haemodynamic shock therapy focuses on achieving adequate organ perfusion using the minimum of catecholamines necessary.^*1 Shock after revascularisation;^*2 treatment of MODS;^*3 in patients with raised SVR, norepinephrine treatment is always ended before treatment with nitrates or sodium nitroprusside is started (for further details see Werdan, et al.[15]). The representatives of the Austrian societies of the German-Austrian guideline prefer treatment with nitroglycerine rather than sodium nitroprusside;^*4 CP >0.6 W corresponds to a cardiac output of 5 L x min^-1 with a MAP of 65 mmHg and a SVR of 880 dyn x s x cm^-5. Reproduced from Werdan, et al., 2012.[14]