Norepinephrine and metaraminol in septic shock: A comparison of the hemodynamic effects

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 634-637

  Natalini, Giuseppe ^a   Schivalocchi, Valeria ^a   Rosano, Antonio ^a   Taranto, Maria ^a   Pletti, Cristina ^a   Bernardini, Achille ^a  

^a Poliambulanza Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calorimetry, indirect; Downregulation; Metaraminol; Norepinephrine; Shock, septic; Thermodilution

Indexed keywords

METARAMINOL; NORADRENALIN; OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CALORIMETRY; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; INFUSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION; SEPTIC SHOCK; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; METARAMINOL; MIDDLE AGED; NOREPINEPHRINE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 18844408400     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-005-2607-3     Document Type: Article

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