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vasoconstrictor
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vasoconstrictor

In medicine, a substance that narrows the blood vessels, resulting in a reduction of blood flow to a particular part of the body. Adrenaline is a vasoconstrictor that is used in the management of patients with shock due to injury or loss of blood.



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For example, the increased likelihood of re-operation for bleeding and greater use of vasopressors in the GA group lend support for the hypothesis that surgical stress response leads to decompensation.
Total spinal anesthesia for cardiac surgery: does it make a ... by Mertin, Susan; Sawatzky, Jo-Ann V.; Diehl-Jones, William L.; Lee, Trevor W.R. / Dynamics
use of vasopressors (adrenaline or vasopressin) after the first or second shock,
In-hospital practice: an overview of the new guidelines for ... by Chan, David / Connect: The World of Critical Care Nursing
The "trade-off" of giving the plaintiff the vasopressors to keep her alive was the loss of her hands and feet.
TX: Use of vasopressors result in loss of limbs: unavoidable accident ... by Tammelleo, A. David / Medical Law's Regan Report
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