Table 3 |
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Documented conditions associated with low SVR |
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| Condition |
Comment |
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| Sepsis |
Most common cause of low SVR |
| Pancreatitis |
Seen with necrotizing or hemorrhagic |
| pancreatitis |
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| Cirrhosis |
Seen with decompensated liver disease |
| Adrenal insufficiency |
Only 15 well documented cases |
| Head injury |
Seen after initial rise in SVR |
| Beriberi |
Rapid response to thiamine |
| Salicylate (chronic) |
Seen in elderly patients, illness mimics sepsis |
| TMP-SMX |
Reported only in AIDS patients |
| Vasoplegic syndrome |
Occurs within 6 h postcardiopulmonary |
| bypass |
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| Incidence estimated to be 0.4%-5.0% |
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SVR, systemic vascular resistance (dynes × s/cm5); TMP-SMX, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. See text for discussion. |
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