Anaes SAQs · Vasopressors & inotropes
The vasoplegic shock management
Final SAQ — the noradrenaline first-line; the vasopressin second-line; the corticosteroid; the methylene-blue for the post-CPB; the Chatterjee algorithm.
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Discuss the management of the vasoplegic shock (the septic and the post-CPB), including the vasopressor escalation and the rescue agents.
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Discuss the management of the vasoplegic shock (the septic and the post-CPB), including the vasopressor escalation and the rescue agents.
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- [3]Chatterjee S, et al. Management algorithm for vasoplegic shock after cardiac surgery. Ann Thorac Surg, 2026.PMID 42309294
- [42309295]Bersten AD, Soni N (eds) Oh's Intensive Care Manual. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2018.