2013
DOI: 10.5114/kitp.2013.34298
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Vasoplegic versus septic shock in cardiac surgery. Possibilities of differentiating between them and implementing appropriate therapy

Abstract: Among patients undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery (cardiopulmonary bypass -CPB), there is a population of patients who, shortly after the end of the procedure (and CPB), exhibit symptoms of generalized hypotension related to very low systemic vascular resistance, the treatment of which requires very large doses of vasoconstrictors. This clinical condition is known as vasodilatation or vasoplegic shock (a distributive shock). Risk factors of postoperative vasoplegia such as initial patient condition, preoperati… Show more

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