Abstract
Vasodilators can be administered in the critically ill primarily to increase cardiac output (by reducing left ventricular afterload) and to releive pulmonary vascular congestion (by increasing venous capacitance). Vasodilators present the advantage to increase myocardial oxygen supply/demand ratio and improve myocardial ischemia. Vasodilators could also favourably influence peripheral distributior of blood flow.
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Vincent, J.L. (1986). Vasodilating Therapy. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) 6th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82801-0_80
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