Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 167-172 , April 2006

Impact of Vasopressin on Hemodynamic and Metabolic Function in the Decompensatory Phase of Hemorrhagic Shock

  • Ken B. Johnson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Ken B. Johnson, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, 30 North, 1900 East, Room 3C444, Salt Lake City, UT 84132-2304
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  • Frederick J. Pearce, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Resuscitative Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD
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  • Nicole Jeffreys, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Scott W. McJames, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Resuscitative Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD
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  • Mark Cluff, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Resuscitative Medicine, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD

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 Supported in part by a grant from the National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD (grant no. K08GM00712) and by the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah.

PII: S1053-0770(05)00464-7

doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2005.11.015

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 167-172 , April 2006