Vasopressor administration and sepsis: A survey of Canadian intensivists

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 532.e1-532.e7

  Lamontagne, Francois ^a   Cook, Deborah J ^b   Adhikari, Neill K J ^c   Briel, Matthias ^b,d   Duffett, Mark ^b   Kho, Michelle E ^e   Burns, Karen E A ^f   Guyatt, Gordon ^b   Turgeon, Alexis F ^g   Zhou, Qi ^b   Meade, Maureen O ^b  

^a Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Sepsis; Septic shock; Survey; Vasopressor

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; LACTIC ACID; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CANADIAN; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; SELF REPORT; SEPTIC SHOCK; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 80053445037     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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