Effects of very early start of norepinephrine in patients with septic shock: a propensity score-based analysis

Abstract Background Optimal timing for the start of vasopressors (VP) in septic shock has not been widely studied since it is assumed that fluids must be administered in advance. We sought to evaluate whether a very early start of VP, even without completing the initial fluid loading, might impact c...

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Main Authors: Gustavo A. Ospina-Tascón, Glenn Hernandez, Ingrid Alvarez, Luis E. Calderón-Tapia, Ramiro Manzano-Nunez, Alvaro I. Sánchez-Ortiz, Egardo Quiñones, Juan E. Ruiz-Yucuma, José L. Aldana, Jean-Louis Teboul, Alexandre Biasi Cavalcanti, Daniel De Backer, Jan Bakker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-2756-3