Low-dose vasopressin infusion can be an alternative in treating patients with refractory septic shock combined with chronic pulmonary hypertension - A case report

Acta Anaesthesiologica Sinica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 77-80

  Wang, Hung Jui ^a   Wong, Chih Shung ^a   Chiang, Chin Yuan ^a   Yeh, Chun Chang ^a   Cherng, Chen Hwan ^a   Ho, Shung Tai ^a   Wu, Ching Tang ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Hypertension, pulmonary; Shock, septic; Vasopressins

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; FUROSEMIDE; MANNITOL; NORADRENALIN; VASOPRESSIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; VASOPRESSIN DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HEART INDEX; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG PRESSURE; LUNG WEDGE PRESSURE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SEPTIC SHOCK; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE; TACHYCARDIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0242305174     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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