Antonis Kalakoutas
akalakoutas.bsky.social
Antonis Kalakoutas
@akalakoutas.bsky.social
Human Physiology, Science and ICU Enthusiast 🫀🫁🔬
Internal Medicine Trainee
Jogger, extreme sports enthusiast and traveler when not in the unit 🚴‍♂️🏃
Reposted by Antonis Kalakoutas
New platform, re-sharing our recent sex differences in cardiogenic shock SRMA:

-Women are ⬆️ likely to die than men (35% unadjusted, 10% adjusted for comorbidities)
-Women ⬇️ less likely to recieve mechanical support

Urgent need to understand these differences & enroll more women in CS RCTs!
Sex differences in treatments and outcomes of patients with cardiogenic shock: a systematic review and epidemiological meta-analysis - Critical Care
Background Women are at higher risk of mortality from many acute cardiovascular conditions, but studies have demonstrated differing findings regarding the mortality of cardiogenic shock in women and m...
ccforum.biomedcentral.com
November 13, 2024 at 8:45 AM