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Specific cardiovascular drugs utilized in the critically ill.
Critical Care Clinics
|November 1, 1985
Summary
New pharmacologic agents, including opiate receptor antagonists and glucagon, offer novel ways to manage cardiovascular function in critically ill patients beyond traditional catecholamines.
Area of Science:
- Critical care medicine
- Cardiovascular pharmacology
Background:
- Pharmacological manipulation of cardiovascular function is crucial for critically ill patients.
- Catecholamines are the traditional agents for cardiovascular support.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the cardiovascular actions of emerging pharmacologic agents.
- To outline potential clinical indications for these new agents in critical care.
Main Methods:
- Review of cardiovascular actions of various drug classes.
- Listing of potential clinical applications.
Main Results:
- Opiate receptor antagonists, glucagon, and prostaglandin synthesis inhibitors present new therapeutic options.
- These agents offer alternative or adjunctive strategies to catecholamines.
Conclusions:
- Emerging pharmacologic agents expand treatment possibilities for cardiovascular dysfunction in critical care.
- Physicians have new tools to manage hemodynamics in critically ill patients.