Beta-blockers for septic shock (Review)
PulmCCM
MARCH 13, 2025
Patients in septic shock are under extreme stress and have high levels of circulating catecholamines. Catecholamine toxicity has been postulated to worsen the organ failure associated with severe sepsis. Vasopressor infusions with norepinephrine and epinephrine could theoretically add to catecholamine toxicity. Infusions of ultra-short acting beta blockers such as esmolol and landiolol have been investigated as adjunctive therapies for patients with septic shock who have persistent tachycardia a
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