Peripheral vasoactive drugs show a low rate of complications when delivered by a well-trained and experienced service, confirms the SPOTLESS study. No major or minor complications with morbidity were ...

Which vasopressors should be given through a central line? Can certain vasopressors be given through a peripheral intravenous (IV) line? Inotropes used intravenously for the treatment of hypotension ...

THE rationale for the use of vasopressor agents in the treatment of shock is controversial. The principal objection to their use is that during shock, sympathetic and adrenergic activity is increased ...

THE determination of angiotensin by the method of Morris and Robinson 1 involves precipitation of blood with ethanol, desalting with absolute methanol, precipitation with dry ether, and assay on rats' ...