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Effect of Heart Rate Control With Esmolol on Hemodynamic and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Septic Shock -A Randomized Clinical TrialAndrea Morelli, Christian Ertmer, Martin Westphal, et al JAMA, 2013, Published online October 09, 2013 This page is only available to Crit-IQ subscribers. To view the rest of this review and gain access to our vast array of critical care teaching tools including podcasts, vodcasts, modules, exam preparation tools, teaching aids and much more, login here, or Become a Member to register |
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| Tantalising study - very small numbers so can't draw meaningful conclusions yet, but its always been an interesting theory - the runaway inflammatory response and whether or not we can reign that in. It seems to work in burns, so why not sepsis? | |
| John-21 Oct, 2013 09:24:19 AM | |
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The use of B-blockers in sepsis could be considered a balancing act between the possible benefit to patients by decreasing the deleterious effects of catecholamine stimulation (seen in heart failure etc), vs the harmful effects of depressing myocardial performance and precipitating...