Septic shock and the use of norepinephrine in an intermediate care unit: Mortality and adverse events.

Septic shock is associated with high mortality. Aged and multimorbid patients are not always eligible for intensive care units. Norepinephrine is an accepted treatment for hypotension in septic shock. It is unknown whether norepinephrine has a place in treatment outside an intensive care unit and wh...

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Main Authors: Mikael Hallengren, Per Åstrand, Staffan Eksborg, Hans Barle, Claes Frostell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5570296?pdf=render