Thomas W L Scheeren, Jan Bakker, Daniel De Backer, Djillali Annane, Pierre Asfar, E Christiaan Boerma, Maurizio Cecconi, Arnaldo Dubin, Martin W Dünser, Jacques Duranteau, Anthony C Gordon, Olfa Hamzaoui, Glenn Hernández, Marc Leone, Bruno Levy, Claude Martin, Alexandre Mebazaa, Xavier Monnet, Andrea Morelli, Didier Payen, Rupert Pearse, Michael R Pinsky, Peter Radermacher, Daniel Reuter, Bernd Saugel, Yasser Sakr, Mervyn Singer, Pierre Squara, Antoine Vieillard-Baron, Philippe Vignon, Simon T Vistisen, Iwan C C van der Horst, Jean-Louis Vincent, Jean-Louis Teboul
BACKGROUND: Vasopressors are commonly applied to restore and maintain blood pressure in patients with sepsis. We aimed to evaluate the current practice and therapeutic goals regarding vasopressor use in septic shock as a basis for future studies and to provide some recommendations on their use. METHODS: From November 2016 to April 2017, an anonymous web-based survey on the use of vasoactive drugs was accessible to members of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)...
January 30, 2019: Annals of Intensive Care