Leonardo Lima Rocha, Camila Menezes Souza Pessoa, Thiago Domingos Corrêa, Adriano José Pereira, Murillo Santucci Cesar de Assunção, Eliézer Silva
Severe sepsis and septic shock represent a major healthcare challenge. Much of the improvement in mortality associated with septic shock is related to early recognition combined with timely fluid resuscitation and adequate antibiotics administration. The main goals of septic shock resuscitation include intravascular replenishment, maintenance of adequate perfusion pressure and oxygen delivery to tissues. To achieve those goals, fluid responsiveness evaluation and complementary interventions - i.e. vasopressors, inotropes and blood transfusion - may be necessary...
September 2015: Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology