What Is Hemodynamic Instability?

Hemodynamic instability occurs when there's abnormal or unstable blood pressure, which can cause inadequate blood flow to your child's organs. Hemodynamic instability symptoms may include. Abnormal heart rate (arrhythmias) Chest pain.

How is hemodynamic instability defined?

Haemodynamic instability can be defined as perfusion failure, represented by clinical features of circulatory shock and advanced heart failure (Weil 2005). It may also be defined as 1 or more out-of-range vital sign measurements, such as low blood pressure.

How do you determine if a patient is hemodynamically stable?

While stable means "no worse than before", we often describe patient's as stable when they are on maximum life-support. If there blood pressure and heart rate is stable, we may descirbe the patient as being "hemodynamically stable".