Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Septic Shock Deaths Increased with Hospital Drug Shortage

Septic Shock Deaths Increased with Hospital Drug Shortage | Medpage Today:

Deaths from septic shock in U.S. hospitals increased during a 2011 shortage of norepinephrine, the front-line vasopressor drug used to treat the condition, researchers report.
Septic shock deaths during that norepinephrine shortage period increased from 35.9% to 39.6% in a retrospective analysis of a nationally representative sample of hospitals.

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