Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a growing concern in Intensive Care Units. The advanced age of
our patients, with the increase in associated morbidity and the complexity of the treatments …

Myocardial inhibition is the main cause of death in patients with sepsis. In recent years,
methodological differences in the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of septic myocardial …

Dobutamine has been used in septic shock for many years as an only inotrope, but its
benefit has been questioned. We weighed the effects of dobutamine and milrinone as …

Objectives: In septic patients, both systemic inflammation and splanchnic hypoperfusion may
cause enterocyte damage. Catecholamines may exert additional detrimental effects on …

Levosimendan and milrinone may be used in place of dobutamine to increase cardiac
output in septic patients with a low cardiac output due to impaired cardiac function. The …

Background The use of dobutamine in patients with sepsis is questionable. Some studies
reported milrinone was used as an alternative inotropic agent. We aim to evaluate whether …

BACKGROUND: Vasopressors provide a rapid and effective approach to correct
hypotension in the perioperative setting. Our group developed a closed-loop control (CLC) …

The term “sepsis” is derived from Greek word “sepo” meaning “I rot” and was first introduced
in the poems of Homer (ca. 18th century BC). Sepsis and septic shock are among the major …

Цель исследования: выявить ранние гемодинамические предикторы летального
исхода абдоминального сепсиса. Методика. В ретроспективное исследование …

Dysfunction of the complex physiologic processes of the endocrine systems can lead to
significant and potentially life-threatening problems. Administration of exogenous hormones …