title: The International Sepsis Forum's controversies in sepsis: my initial vasopressor agent in septic shock is norepinephrine rather than dopamine.
authors.affiliation: Critical Care Section, Cooper Health System, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Vinay K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: R Phillip
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Dellinger
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; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; 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