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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025

Case Report: Complete recovery of a patient with occult septic shock following supranormal vasopressor and inotrope therapy informed by the novel 'pressure field method' for managing hemodynamics.

Stephen F Woodford, Ruth C Marshall

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Stephen F WoodfordDepartment of Critical Care, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
Ruth C MarshallDepartment of Anesthesia, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.

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Complete recovery of a patient with occult septic shock and left ventricular ejection fraction of 10% was achieved following management informed by continuous measurement and visualization of the patient's 'pressure field'. The 'pressure field' visualizes mean perfusion pressure as the product of stroke volume and a beat-to-beat measure of vascular tone, termed systemic elastance. The pressure field guided the titration of inotropes and vasopressors at high doses, including norepinephrine equivalents >2.5 μg/kg/min, to restore the patient's estimated pre-morbid pressure field values. Urine output was maintained throughout with no ileus. We hypothesize that pressure field management assists in individualizing care for patients with septic shock and improves outcomes.

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elastancenorepinephrineperfusionpersonalized hemodynamicspressure fieldseptic shock

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