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Case Reports
. 2005 Sep;101(3):833-834.
doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000175209.61051.7F.

Vasopressin in hemorrhagic shock

Ram M Sharma  1 , Rangraj Setlur
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Vasopressin in hemorrhagic shock

Ram M Sharma et al. Anesth Analg. 2005 Sep.

Abstract

We describe the treatment of two patients with hemorrhagic shock unresponsive to volume replacement and catecholamines. Both patients responded to a small-dose infusion of vasopressin, which allowed tapering off of the catecholamines. The possible role of small-dose infusions of vasopressin in fluid- and catecholamine-resistant hemorrhagic shock is discussed.

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