Open AccessTemporal Trends and Clinical Outcomes Associated with Vasopressor and Inotrope Use in The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Author(s) -
Jacob C. Jentzer,
Brandon M. Wiley,
Courtney Bennett,
Dennis H. Murphree,
Mark T. Keegan,
Kianoush Kashani,
Malcolm R. Bell,
Gregory W. Barsness
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.095
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1540-0514
pISSN - 1073-2322
DOI - 10.1097/shk.0000000000001390
Subject(s) - medicine , inotrope , norepinephrine , intensive care unit , vasoactive , confidence interval , coronary care unit , odds ratio , population , anesthesia , logistic regression , cardiology , myocardial infarction , dopamine , environmental health
The use of norepinephrine may be associated with better outcomes in some patients with shock. We sought to determine whether norepinephrine was associated with lower mortality in unselected cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) patients compared with other vasopressors, and whether patterns of vasopressor and inotrope usage in the CICU have changed over time.