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Vasopressin Compared with Norepinephrine Augments the Decline of Plasma Cytokine Levels in Septic Shock

James A Russell, Chris Fjell, Joseph L Hsu, et al Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2013, 188(3):356-364

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This sub-study of the VASST trial looks at the effect of vasopressin vs noradrenaline on plasma cytokine levels in septic shock. Remember VASST was a RCT coma prong vasopressin (0.01-0.03 U/min) to noradrenaline (5-15 ug/min), with no difference in 28-day mortality (35.4% vs 39.3%).

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