Examining the affect of norepinephrine on cardiac preload and reduced preload dependency in septic shock

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 888-889

  Milzman, Dave ^a   Napoli, Anthony M ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

norepinephrine; passive leg raise; preload dependency; sepsis; septic shock; vasopressor

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN;

BLOOD VESSEL TONE; BLOOD VOLUME; EDITORIAL; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEART INDEX; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PRELOAD; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; TISSUE PERFUSION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 79953194480     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318211f8cb     Document Type: Editorial

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