منابع مشابه
vasopressin and septic shock
septic shock continues to be one of the leading causes of death in the intensive care units. when the shock state persists after adequate fluid resuscitation, vasopressor therapy is required to improve and maintain adequate tissue/organ perfusion in an attempt to improve survival and prevent the development of multiple organ dysfunction and failure. various studies have suggested that exogeno...
متن کاملVasopressin in septic shock
Vasopressin (also known as antidiuretic hormone) is a nonapeptide produced in the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei of the hypothalamaus and released from the posterior pituitary. It has two distinct roles that underlie its two names. In health, its main effect is to act in the control of osmolarity. Stimulation of vasopressin receptors (V2) in the distal convoluted tubule of the kidney res...
متن کاملHemodynamic and metabolic effects of low-dose vasopressin infusions in vasodilatory septic shock.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the physiologic effects of exogenous vasopressin as a potential alternative to traditional high-dose catecholamine therapy for septic patients with vascular hyporeactivity to catecholamines. DESIGN Prospective, case-controlled study. SETTING Intensive care unit of a university hospital. PATIENTS Vasopressin was infused in 16 critically ill septic patients who rema...
متن کاملEffect Of Low Dose Hydrocortisone In Septic Shock
s: Background & objectives:Severe sepsis and septic shock are major health problems. Stress dose of hydrocortisone infusion reduces the time of cessation of vasopressor therapy in septic shock. This study was planned to see the role of low dose corticosteroids on duration of vasopressor therapy in patients with septic shock along with their outcome. Methods: The study was carried out in 40 pati...
متن کاملSeptic shock--vasopressin, norepinephrine, and urgency.
Septic shock is one of the most challenging problems in critical care medicine. Shock due to sepsis accounts for many of the deaths in medical and surgical intensive care units.1-4 It is estimated that septic shock results in approximately 215,000 deaths per year in the United States, a number similar to the number of deaths from acute myocardial infarction. However, the two disorders are not s...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Intensive Care Society
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1751-1437
DOI: 10.1177/175114370800900318