This would be a very informative case report (and it's true and unexaggerated), but I anticipate staunch editorial resistance (even sans puns), so I'll describe it here and have some fun with it. Background: The author has anecdotally observed for many years that so-called "septic shock" follows rather than precedes intubation and sedation. This raises the possibility that some proportion of what we call septic (or other) shock is iatrogenic and induced by sedative agents rather than progression of the underlying disease process.
DIPSHIS in the ICU: An emerging phenomenon?
DIPSHIS in the ICU: An emerging phenomenon?
DIPSHIS in the ICU: An emerging phenomenon?
This would be a very informative case report (and it's true and unexaggerated), but I anticipate staunch editorial resistance (even sans puns), so I'll describe it here and have some fun with it. Background: The author has anecdotally observed for many years that so-called "septic shock" follows rather than precedes intubation and sedation. This raises the possibility that some proportion of what we call septic (or other) shock is iatrogenic and induced by sedative agents rather than progression of the underlying disease process.