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Vasopressor and Inotrope Use in Canadian Emergency Departments: Evidence Based Consensus Guidelines

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2015

Dennis Djogovic ,
Shavaun MacDonald ,
Andrea Wensel ,
Rob Green ,
Osama Loubani ,
Patrick Archambault ,
Simon Bordeleau ,
David Messenger ,
Adam Szulewski  and
Jon Davidow
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Dennis Djogovic*
Affiliation:
Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Shavaun MacDonald
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Andrea Wensel
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Rob Green
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS Department of Anesthesia and Division of Critical Care Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Osama Loubani
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Patrick Archambault
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Québec City, QC Department of Family Medicine and Division of Critical Care, Université Laval, Québec City, QC
Simon Bordeleau
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Québec City, QC
David Messenger
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
Adam Szulewski
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
Jon Davidow
Affiliation:
Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Janeva Kircher
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Sara Gray
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
Katherine Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
James Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Dan Howes
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON
*
Correspondence to: Dennis Djogovic, Room 2-124 Clinical Sciences Building Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6G 2B7; Telephone: (780) 492-8311; Fax: (780) 492-1500; E-mail: djogovic@ualberta.ca.

Abstract

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Patients may present to Emergency Departments (ED) in shock for various reasons. Emergency medicine physicians may require the use of vasopressors or inotropes to manage these patients. The Critical Care Practice Committee of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (C4) conducted an intensive literature search and guideline development process to help create an evidence based approach for use of these agents in the stabilization of shock.

Type
Editorial/Commentary
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , January 2015 , pp. 1 - 2
Copyright
© Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2015