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Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol · Jun 2008
ReviewArginine vasopressin in the treatment of vasodilatory septic shock.
- Cheryl L Holmes and Keith R Walley.
- University of British Columbia, Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Kelowna General Hospital, BC, Canada. clholmes@telus.net
- Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2008 Jun 1; 22 (2): 275-86.
AbstractVasodilatory septic shock is characterized by profound vasodilation of the peripheral circulation, relative refractoriness to catecholamines and a relative deficiency of the posterior pituitary hormone, vasopressin. Arginine vasopressin is effective in restoring vascular tone in vasodilatory septic shock and may be associated with decreased mortality in less severe septic shock as well as improved mortality and decreased renal failure in septic shock patients at risk for renal failure.
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