Vasopressors During Sepsis: Selection and Targets.

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Vasopressors During Sepsis: Selection and Targets.

Clin Chest Med. 2016 Jun;37(2):251-62

Authors: Gelinas JP, Russell JA

Abstract
Clinicians have greatly improved care for septic shock. Urgent resuscitation using intravenous fluids and vasopressors as well as rapid administration of broad spectrum antibiotics are probably the most basic and universally accepted interventions. Various trials have compared different types of vasopressors, associations of vasopressors and inotropes, and pressure targets. End goal-directed therapy algorithms are designed to optimize oxygen delivery by use of fluids, vasopressors, inotropes, and blood products. Patients who have a poor response to resuscitation and patients with known severe ventricular dysfunction might merit advanced hemodynamic monitoring. This review examines important vasopressor and septic shock trials.

PMID: 27229642 [PubMed - in process]

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