Are vasopressin levels increased or decreased in septic shock?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 542-543

  Sutherland, Ainsley M ^a   Gordon, Anthony C ^a   Russell, James A ^a  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Hemodynamic dysfunction; Sepsis; Serum concentrations; Shock; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

VASOPRESSIN;

BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; INOTROPISM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 31344466717     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000199074.72478.8B     Document Type: Editorial

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