Continuous terlipressin infusion in patients with septic shock: Less may be best, and the earlier the better? [2]

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1669-1670

  Morelli, Andrea ^a,b   Ertmer, Christian ^c   Lange, Matthias ^c   Westphal, Martin ^c  

^a Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care ^*  (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN; TERLIPRESSIN;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PERITONITIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADULT; AGED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE; LYSINE VASOPRESSIN; MALE; SHOCK, SEPTIC; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 34250856943     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0676-1     Document Type: Letter

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