Shock

Assessment and management of circulatory failure (hypovolemic, cardiogenic, distributive, obstructive).

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

Critical CareEmergency Medicine

Clinical Guidelines

NICE clinical guideline 174: Intravenous fluid therapy in adults in hospital

NICE guideline [NG51]: Sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management

2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes

2025 ACC/AHA/ACEP/NAEMSP/SCAI Guideline for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes

2025 Concise Clinical Guidance: An ACC Expert Consensus Statement on the Evaluation and Management of Cardiogenic Shock

American Burn Association Clinical Practice Guidelines on Burn Shock Resuscitation

Clinical Guidance for Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Heart failure related cardiogenic shock: An ISHLT consensus statement

International Consensus Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock

KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Kidney Injury

Postpartum Hemorrhage: ACOG Practice Bulletin 183

SCAI Clinical Expert Consensus Statement on the Classification of Cardiogenic Shock

SCAI Expert Consensus Statement on the Management of Patients With STEMI Referred for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

SCAI/EAPCI/ACVC Expert Consensus Statement on Cardiogenic Shock in Women

Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Septic Shock in Children

Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2021

Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2021

Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2016

The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)