Septic cardiomyopathy is a key feature of sepsis-associated cardiovascular failure. Despite
the lack of consistent diagnostic criteria, patients typically exhibit ventricular dilatation …

Background Vasopressors are administered to critically ill patients with vasodilatory shock
not responsive to volume resuscitation, and less often in cardiogenic shock, and …

Objectives: To determine which multicenter randomized controlled trials in critically ill
patients have shown that the study intervention was associated with a statistically significant …

The management of patients with shock is extremely challenging because of the myriad of
possible clinical presentations in cardiogenic shock, septic shock and hypovolemic shock …

When blood pressure needs to be restored, norepinephrine is a reasonable first-line agent.
Dobutamine is the first-line inotrope agent wheraes levosimendan can be used as a second …

Abstract Editor's Perspective What We Already Know about This Topic Intraoperative
hypotension has been associated with adverse postoperative outcomes. A randomized …

Background Catecholamines, especially norepinephrine, are the most frequently used
vasopressors for treating patients with septic shock. During the recent decades, terlipressin …

Septic shock is a life‐threatening disorder associated with high mortality rates requiring
rapid identification and intervention. Vasoactive agents are often required to maintain goal …

Initial feasibility of a novel closed-loop controller created by our group for closed-loop control
of vasopressor infusions has been previously described. In clinical practice, vasopressor …

Abstract Background The Surviving Sepsis Campaign and the American College of Critical
Care Medicine guidelines have provided recommendations for the management of pediatric …