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Background Majority of acute cervical spinal cord injury end up requiring long-term stay in intensive care unit (ICU). During the initial few days after spinal cord injury, most patients are hemodynamically unstable requiring intravenous vasopressors ...
Arunkumar Sekar+5 more
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Efficacy of atomoxetine versus midodrine for neurogenic orthostatic hypotension
Objective The efficacy and safety of 1‐month atomoxetine and midodrine therapies were compared. Three‐month atomoxetine and combination therapies were investigated for additional benefits.
Jung‐Ick Byun+13 more
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Review of adjunctive midodrine to facilitate weaning intravenous vasopressors in critically ill patients [PDF]
Background/Purpose: Intravenous (IV) vasopressor agents are mainstay therapy for the management of refractory hypotension in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Clarke, Heidi+4 more
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Management of ascites in patients with cirrhosis: An update [PDF]
Ascites represents a critical event in the natural history of liver cirrhosis. From a prognostic perspective, its occurrence marks the transition from the compensated to the decompensated stage of the disease, leading to an abrupt worsening of patients ...
Caraceni P.+3 more
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Midodrine treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome [PDF]
Abstract The long term results of midodrine treatment in a patient having debilitating chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are reported. Midodrine treatment, directed at the autonomic nervous system, resulted in correction of the dysautonomia followed by improvement of fatigue.
J E Naschitz+3 more
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Vasovagal syncope (VVS) can occur in every third of human population. Clinical symptoms of VVS areas a result of arterial hypotension with critical global cerebral hypoperfusion due to vasodilatation and bradicardia.
A. V. Pevzner+3 more
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Efficacy of Pharmacologic Treatment for Orthostatic Hypotension in the Elderly Population [PDF]
The purpose of this literature review is to determine the efficacy and safety of pharmacologic treatments for orthostatic hypotension (OH), with an emphasis on researching the elderly population.
Moeller, Abigail
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BackgroundOrthostatic hypotension causes ≈80 000 hospitalizations per year in the United States. Treatments for orthostatic hypotension include fludrocortisone, a mineralocorticoid analog that promotes sodium reabsorption; and midodrine, an α‐1 ...
Carlos G. Grijalva+3 more
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Midodrine: a role in the management of neurocardiogenic syncope [PDF]
To determine the benefit of midodrine, an alpha agonist, on symptom frequency and haemodynamic responses during head up tilt in patients with neurocardiogenic syncope.Cardiovascular investigation unit (a secondary and tertiary referral centre for the investigation and management of syncope).16 outpatients (mean (SD) age 56 (18) years; five men) with ...
J J Gilroy+3 more
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Introduction Intensive care unit (ICU) lengths of stay are modified by ongoing need for haemodynamic support in critically ill patients. This is most commonly provided by intravenous vasopressor therapy.
Oleksa G Rewa+14 more
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