Döpp - Zemel and AB Johan Groeneveld Futility in Critically Ill Patients High - Dose Norepinephrine Treatment : Determinants of Mortality
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High-dose norepinephrine treatment: determinants of mortality and futility in critically ill patients.
BACKGROUND Critically ill patients with circulatory shock sometimes need rescue treatment with high doses of norepinephrine, a treatment that may be associated with a poor outcome because of excessive vasoconstriction. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outcome of treatment and its determinants in patients with circulatory shock who received high doses of norepinephrine in the intensive care unit and ...
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