1. Norepinephrine exerts an inotropic effect during the early phase of human septic shock
- Author
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Mathieu Jozwiak, Olfa Hamzaoui, Ch. Richard, Dominique Prat, Benjamin Sztrymf, T. Geffriaud, Xavier Monnet, Pierre Trouiller, Jean-Louis Teboul, and Frédéric Jacobs
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Inotrope ,Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Resuscitation ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Contractility ,Norepinephrine (medication) ,03 medical and health sciences ,Norepinephrine ,0302 clinical medicine ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,Septic shock ,business.industry ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Myocardial Contraction ,Shock, Septic ,Stimulation, Chemical ,Clinical trial ,Editorial Commentary ,Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ,Blood pressure ,Treatment Outcome ,Cardiology ,Female ,business ,Early phase ,Adrenergic alpha-Agonists ,medicine.drug - Abstract
We conducted this study to investigate whether norepinephrine increases cardiac contractility when administered during the early phase of septic shock.We studied 38 patients with septic shock who had been resuscitated for3 h and whose mean arterial pressure (MAP) remained65 mm Hg. Echocardiographic variables were obtained before (TThere were significant (P0.05) increases from TNorepinephrine administration during early resuscitation in patients with septic shock increased the cardiac systolic function despite the presumed increase in left ventricular afterload secondary to the increased arterial pressure. Whether such an effect persists over time remains to be evaluated.NCT02750683.
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- 2017