Septic Shock, Ventricular Dysfunction, and Hemodynamic Monitoring: Where Are We Now?

Learning Objectives
Explain the rationale for pediatric‑specific sepsis definitions and how they differ from adult criteria
Describe the pathophysiology and clinical significance of myocardial dysfunction in septic shock
Analyze the evolution and legacy of early goal‑directed therapy in sepsis care
Apply evidence‑based principles to fluid resuscitation in different clinical contexts
Evaluate emerging multimodal monitoring strategies for managing pediatric septic shock
Author(s)
Margaret Parker, MD, MCCM
Professor Emerita of Pediatrics | Stony Brook University
Head of PICU | Stony Brook Univeristy
Head of the Critical Care Medicine Section of the Critical Care Medicine Department | National Institues of Health
Lisa DelSignore, MD
Associate Professor, Fellowship Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | Yale University
Jefferey Burns, MD, MPH
Assoc. Chief Medical Officer, Critical Care Services; Shapiro Chair in Critical Care Medicine, Division of Critical Care MedicineDirector, OPENPediatrics; Sr. Assoc. in Critical Care Medicine; Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Medicine | Boston Children's Hospital
Professor of Anesthesia | Harvard Medical School
Citation
Parker MM, DelSignore L, Burns JP. Septic Shock, Ventricular Dysfunction, and Hemodynamic Monitoring: Where Are We Now? 1/2016. Online video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/3124/septic-shock-ventricular-dysfunction-and-hemodynamic-monitoring-where-are-we-now.
