Open AccessEarly Effects of Catecholamine Therapy on Mucosal Integrity, Intestinal Blood Flow, and Oxygen Metabolism in Porcine Endotoxin Shock
Author(s) -
Thomas Sautner,
Christian Wessely,
Martin Riegler,
Roland Sedivy,
P. Götzinger,
Udo Losert,
Erich Roth,
R. Jakesz,
R. Függer
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-199808000-00014
Subject(s) - medicine , epinephrine , splanchnic , norepinephrine , catecholamine , shock (circulatory) , splanchnic circulation , septic shock , hemodynamics , ileum , anesthesia , blood flow , intestinal mucosa , endocrinology , sepsis , dopamine
To determine the early effects of therapy of endotoxin (ET) shock with epinephrine, norepinephrine, or dopexamine on splanchnic circulation, oxygen metabolism, sigmoid mucosal pHi, bacterial translocation, and morphologic integrity of the ileal, colonic, and sigmoid mucosa.