Vasopressor therapy is one of the cornerstones in the management of septic shock when
intravenous fluid resuscitation is insufficient to maintain a mean arterial pressure (MAP) …

Background Vasopressin is commonly used as an adjunct to catecholamines to support
blood pressure in refractory septic shock, but its effect on mortality is unknown. We …

Vasopressin is an endogenously released stress hormone that is important in shock.
However, there is a deficiency of vasopressin in patients who have septic shock. To date …

The use of norepinephrine or epinephrine can be left to the discretion of the treating
physician. Low-dose vasopressin administration remains an option for catecholamine …

Background: Current guidelines recommend norepinephrine as the first-line vasopressor in
septic shock followed by addition of vasopressin to achieve a goal mean arterial pressure …

Arginine vasopressin and terlipressin increase mean arterial pressure and reduce
catecholamine requirements in septic shock patients. Infusing either agent may reduce …

Shock has been described as the “rude unhinging of the machinery of life”(1). A thready
pulse and hypotension were observed in association with the circulatory collapse that …

The mainstay of hemodynamic treatment of septic shock is fluid resuscitation followed by
vasopressors where fluids alone are insufficient to achieve target blood pressure …

Vasopressors are the cornerstone of hemodynamic management in patients with septic
shock. Norepinephrine is currently recommended as the first-line vasopressor in these …

Septic shock is mainly characterized—in addition to hypovolemia—by vasoplegia as a
consequence of a release of inflammatory mediators. Systemic vasodilatation due to …