We hope the data will help us understand which patients have the greatest risk of deterioration and mortality, and how we can best identify them. We think there is a lot of variation around the UK in how cardiogenic shock is treated — including the drugs people use, access to emergency echocardiography out-of-hours, and the way people monitor cardiac output and the response to therapies.
In other conditions with a high risk of mortality, such as major trauma and severe acute respiratory failure, many lives have been saved by the creation of regional networks to transfer the sickest patients to experienced centres with MDT expertise. No such pathway exists for cardiogenic shock patients at present, but the data provided by this module may help to build the case for them. As well as contributing to important national data collection, you’ll also receive a biannual report of your units’ case mix for cardiogenic shock and how management and outcomes relate to the national dataset.
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