Thomas W L Scheeren, Jan Bakker, Thomas Kaufmann, Djillali Annane, Pierre Asfar, E Christiaan Boerma, Maurizio Cecconi, Michelle S Chew, Bernard Cholley, Maria Cronhjort, Daniel De Backer, Arnaldo Dubin, Martin W Dünser, Jacques Duranteau, Anthony C Gordon, Ludhmila A Hajjar, Olfa Hamzaoui, Glenn Hernandez, Vanina Kanoore Edul, Geert Koster, Giovanni Landoni, Marc Leone, Bruno Levy, Claude Martin, Alexandre Mebazaa, Xavier Monnet, Andrea Morelli, Didier Payen, Rupert M Pearse, Michael R Pinsky, Peter Radermacher, Daniel A Reuter, Yasser Sakr, Michael Sander, Bernd Saugel, Mervyn Singer, Pierre Squara, Antoine Vieillard-Baron, Philippe Vignon, Jean-Louis Vincent, Iwan C C van der Horst, Simon T Vistisen, Jean-Louis Teboul
BACKGROUND: Treatment decisions on critically ill patients with circulatory shock lack consensus. In an international survey, we aimed to evaluate the indications, current practice, and therapeutic goals of inotrope therapy in the treatment of patients with circulatory shock. METHODS: From November 2016 to April 2017, an anonymous web-based survey on the use of cardiovascular drugs was accessible to members of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)...
January 29, 2021: Annals of Intensive Care