San Antonio Vasopressin in Shock Symposium report.

Abstract

The San Antonio Vasopressin Symposium reviewed substantial accumulated data concerning vasopressin in haemorrhagic, septic, and cardiac arrest shock conditions and found that there is considerable evidence to support the use of vasopressin in overcoming vasopressin deficiency or insufficiency. The value of vasopressin in the setting of trauma requires further investigation. It was concluded that a large, multicenter controlled trial of vasopressin is needed to assess the therapeutic benefit of vasopressin replacement in the setting of trauma with haemorrhagic shock that is prolonged and profound.

• Authors: Stephen M Cohn, Lorne H Blackbourne, Donald W Landry, Kenneth G Proctor, Keith R Walley, Volker Wenzel
• Journal: Resuscitation (Resuscitation) Vol. 81 Issue 11 Pg. 1473-5 (Nov 2010) ISSN: 1873-1570 [Electronic] Ireland
• PMID: 20655650 (Publication Type: Congress)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Vasopressins

Topics

• Brain Injuries (drug therapy)
• Evidence-Based Medicine
• Heart Arrest (drug therapy)
• Humans
• Shock (drug therapy)
• Texas
• Vasopressins (deficiency, therapeutic use)