Vasopressor Use for Severe Hypotension-A Multicentre Prospective Observational Study.
François LamontagneDeborah J CookMaureen O MeadeAndrew SeelyAndrew G DayEmmanuel CharbonneyKarim SerriYoanna SkrobikPaul HebertCharles St-ArnaudHector Quiroz-MartinezMichaël MayetteDaren K HeylandPublished in: PloS one (2017)
In this multicenter, prospective observational study, the patient-level average MAP while receiving vasopressors for severe hypotension was 75 mmHg, approximately 10 mmHg above current recommendations and stated practices. Moreover, our results do not support the notion that clinicians tailor vasopressor therapy to individual patient characteristics such as underlying chronic hypertension but MAP achieved while receiving vasopressors varied by site.