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13.09.2019 | Less is more in Intensive Care
Less is more: catecholamine-sparing strategies in septic shock
verfasst von:
Balasubramanian Venkatesh, Ashish K. Khanna, Jeremy Cohen
Erschienen in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Ausgabe 12/2019
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Excerpt
Noradrenaline, a catecholamine, is the first line agent for the management of septic shock [
1] and has been shown to be superior to dopamine [
2] and equivalent to adrenaline [
3] and vasopressin [
4]. High doses of catecholamines are frequently required to reverse shock [
5,
6]. While the presence of circulatory shock remains a strong and independent predictor of mortality [
7], the use of catecholaminergic agents to reverse shock is associated with adverse events—tachyarrhythmias, thermogenic, metabolic and excess vasoconstriction resulting in tissue ischemia [
2,
8]. These adverse effects have led to an interest in adjunctive therapies and catecholamine minimization strategies. …