Physicians treating patients with shock should definitely consider norepinephrine instead of dopamine as a tool for stabilizing blood pressure, according to an editorial written by Emory Universitys Jerrold Levy, MD, FAHA, in the March 4, 2010, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Levy explains in this video.
Video produced by Larry Warry and Geoff Huitt, Emory University School of Medicine.
About Dr. Levy
Levy, professor and deputy chair for research, Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine, and co-director of cardiothoracic anesthesiology, Emory Healthcare, evaluated findings of the recent study.
Video produced by Larry Warry and Geoff Huitt, Emory University School of Medicine.
About Dr. Levy
Levy, professor and deputy chair for research, Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine, and co-director of cardiothoracic anesthesiology, Emory Healthcare, evaluated findings of the recent study.
More Information
Norepinephrine favored for treatment of shock
http://www.emorymedicalhorizon.com/20...
Study Shows Norepinephrine Favored over Dopamine for Shock
http://shared.web.emory.edu/whsc/news...
Woodruff Health Sciences Center
http://www.emoryhealthsciences.org
Emory Healthcare
http://www.emoryhealthcare.org
