Therapeutic Strategies for High-Dose Vasopressor-Dependent Shock

There is no consensual definition of refractory shock. The use of more than 0.5 mcg/kg/min of norepinephrine or epinephrine to maintain target blood pressure is often used in clinical trials as a threshold. Nearly 6% of critically ill patients will develop refractory shock, which accounts for 18% of...

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Main Authors: Estevão Bassi, Marcelo Park, Luciano Cesar Pontes Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Critical Care Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/654708