Cardiology Emergency Medicine Anaesthesia / Critical Care Moderate — validated across multiple emergency populations
Shock Index
Ratio of heart rate to systolic blood pressure. Identifies haemodynamically unstable patients and predicts mortality in various emergency conditions including trauma, sepsis, and obstetric emergencies.
References
- Allgöwer M, Burri C. Schockindex. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 1967;92(43):1947–1950.
- Cannon CM, et al. The GENESIS Project (GENeralization of Early Sepsis InterventionS): a multicenter quality improvement collaborative. Acad Emerg Med. 2013;20(6):575–578.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Calculators
Drugs
- Hydrocortisone (ICU — Stress Dosing) · Corticosteroid (ICU/Septic Shock)
- Tranexamic Acid (ICU/Trauma/Surgical) · Antifibrinolytic
- Noradrenaline (Cardiogenic Shock / Vasopressor) · Vasopressor / Cardiogenic Shock
- Vasopressin / Terlipressin · Vasopressin Analogue — Vasodilatory Shock / Variceal Bleeding
- Ceftriaxone (Paediatric) · Third-Generation Cephalosporin — Meningitis / Sepsis / Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- Gentamicin (Paediatric) · Aminoglycoside — Neonatal Sepsis / Gram-Negative Infections in Children
Pathways
- Acute Heart Failure · ESC 2021 Heart Failure Guidelines; NICE NG106
- NSTEMI / Unstable Angina · ESC 2020 NSTEMI Guidelines; NICE NG185
- New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation · ESC 2020 AF Guidelines; NICE NG196
- Hypertensive Emergency · ESC/ESH 2018 Hypertension Guidelines; NICE NG136
- Bradycardia Management · Resuscitation Council UK ABCDE; ESC 2021 Pacing Guidelines
- Ventricular Tachycardia / Fibrillation · Resuscitation Council UK ACLS; ESC 2022 Ventricular Arrhythmia Guidelines
Decision support only — verify against MDCalc, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.