Effect of Low-Dose Supplementation of Arginine Vasopressin on Need for Blood Product Transfusions in Patients With Trauma and Hemorrhagic Shock
Author(s) -
Carrie A. Sims,
Daniel N. Holena,
Patrick Kim,
José L. Pascual,
Brian P. Smith,
Niels D. Martin,
Mark J. Seamon,
Adam M. Shiroff,
Shariq Raza,
Lewis J. Kaplan,
Elena Grill,
Nicole Zimmerman,
Christopher Mason,
Benjamin S. Abella,
Patrick M. Reilly
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.2884
Subject(s) - medicine , vasopressin , resuscitation , anesthesia , blood volume , blood product , blood pressure , placebo , shock (circulatory) , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Current therapies for traumatic blood loss focus on hemorrhage control and blood volume replacement. Severe hemorrhagic shock, however, is associated with a state of arginine vasopressin (AVP) deficiency, and supplementation of this hormone may decrease the need for blood products in resuscitation.
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