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01-06-2001 | Meeting abstract
Severity stratification of septic shock according to noradrenaline requirement
Authors:
G Hernández, A Bruhn, D Acuña, FJ Larrondo, R Martinez, S Medeiros, C Fierro, R De La Fuente, L Castillo, G Bugedo
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 3/2001
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Excerpt
Septic shock (SS) is associated with 50% mortality. Severity is usually estimated from indexes of MODS, but hemodynamic dysfunction, despite its main role, has traditionally been underscored. The aim of this study was to test a severity classification for SS according to noradrenaline (NA) requirements. …