Is the autonomic nervous system explaining norepinephrine requirements decrease in septic shock patients following administration of alpha-2 agonists?

Minerva Anestesiol. 2021 Aug;87(8):954-955. doi: 10.23736/S0375-9393.21.15643-3. Epub 2021 Apr 14.

Authors

Auguste Dargent¹, Marco Ghignone², Luc Quintin³, Jean-Pierre Quenot¹

Affiliations

¹ Unit of Critical Care, CHU Bocage, Lyon, France.
² JF Kennedy Hospital North Campus, West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
³ Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Desgenettes, Lyon, France - lucquintinx@gmail.com.

PMID: 33853276
DOI: 10.23736/S0375-9393.21.15643-3

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists / therapeutic use
Autonomic Nervous System
Humans
Norepinephrine*
Shock, Septic* / drug therapy
Vasoconstrictor Agents / therapeutic use

Substances

Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists
Vasoconstrictor Agents
Norepinephrine