Originally published by our sister publication Pharmacy Practice News.
When it comes to vasopressor use in patients with septic shock, practice variation is the norm. Although the 2021 Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines recommend administering vasopressin, for example, in certain adults with septic shock and refractory hypotension, they are short on specifics.
Moreover, “controversy around everything from when to initiate vasopressin in patients with septic shock, how to initially dose