Concomitant use of beta-1 adrenoreceptor blocker and norepinephrine in patients with septic shock

Abstract

Betablockade has been shown to have cardioprotective effects in patients under perioperative stress. Besides animal model of septic shock and a small cohort of septic patients, these benefits have not been studied in septic shock patients who require norepinephrine administration.

Keywords

• Septic shock
• Myocardial protection
• Betablockade
• Esmolol
• Haemodynamics