title: The International Sepsis Forum's controversies in sepsis: my initial vasopressor agent in septic shock is dopamine rather than norepinephrine.
authors.affiliation: Head, Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium. jlvincen@ulb.ac.be
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: de Backer
mesh_terms: D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D004298:Dopamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000187:drug effects; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000097:blood; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010913:Pituitary-Adrenal System / Q000187:drug effects; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013152:Splanchnic Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000139:chemically induced; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D019344:Lactic Acid; D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine