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SUBMITTER: Hariri G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6419794 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Annals of intensive care 20190313 1
Sepsis is one of the main reasons for intensive care unit admission and is responsible for high morbidity and mortality. The usual hemodynamic targets for resuscitation of patients with septic shock use macro-hemodynamic parameters (hearth rate, mean arterial pressure, central venous pressure). However, persistent alterations of microcirculatory blood flow despite restoration of macro-hemodynamic parameters can lead to organ failure. This dissociation between macro- and microcirculatory compartm ...[more]