Effect of norepinephrine dosage on mortality in patients with septic shock

Abstract Background Use of high-dose norepinephrine is thought to have an immunosuppressive action that increases mortality. This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between norepinephrine dosage and prognosis of patients with septic shock. Methods This study was a nested cohort of the DExmedeto...

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Main Authors: Hitoshi Yamamura, Yu Kawazoe, Kyohei Miyamoto, Tomonori Yamamoto, Yoshinori Ohta, Takeshi Morimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Intensive Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40560-018-0280-1