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Blood Flow and Adrenergic Drugs in Septic Shock

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Update 1991

Part of the book series: Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine ((UICM,volume 14))

Abstract

Septic shock is an acute impairment of tissue perfusion, which is caused by microbes and their products, including endotoxin. The clinical syndrome is characterized by circulatory failure with reduced blood pressure and signs of insufficient perfusion such as oliguria, altered mental status, and increased blood levels of lactate. Hypovolemia due to peripheral pooling of blood and loss of circulating blood volume due to increased capillary permeability is often present in the early phase of septic shock. Restoration of circulating blood volume by fluid resuscitation reveals a hyperdynamic circulation with reduced systemic vascular resistance and normal or high cardiac output [1, 2].

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  1. Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean Louis Vincent (Clinical Director) (Clinical Director)

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Takala, J., Ruokonen, E. (1991). Blood Flow and Adrenergic Drugs in Septic Shock. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) Update 1991. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 14. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84423-2_17

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