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Background Septic shock is the most severe form of sepsis, in which profound underlying
abnormalities in circulatory and cellular/metabolic parameters lead to substantially …

Objective Circulatory shock is a life-threatening syndrome resulting in multiorgan failure and
a high mortality rate. The aim of this consensus is to provide support to the bedside clinician …

Background Both dopamine and norepinephrine are recommended as first-line vasopressor
agents in the treatment of shock. There is a continuing controversy about whether one agent …

Background: Vasopressor agents could have certain specific effects in patients with
cardiogenic shock (CS) after myocardial infarction, which may influence outcome. Although …

Background: The Institute of Medicine calls for the use of clinical guidelines and practice
parameters to promote “best practices” and to improve patient outcomes. Objective: 2007 …

Objectives: The American College of Critical Care Medicine provided 2002 and 2007
guidelines for hemodynamic support of newborn and pediatric septic shock. Provide the …

Introduction Real-world evidence on the timing and efficacy of enteral nutrition (EN)
practices in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with circulatory shock is limited. We …

Objectives: There has long-been controversy about the possible superiority of
norepinephrine compared to dopamine in the treatment of shock. The objective was to …

Background International guidelines for management of septic shock recommend that
dopamine or norepinephrine are preferable to epinephrine. However, no large comparative …