Previous prescription of B-blockers is associated with reduced mortality among patients hospitalized in intensive care units for sepsis. Critical care medicine, October 2012, Vol. 40(10), p.2768-72.
Macchia, A., et al.
http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Abstract/2012/10000/Previous_prescription_of___blockers_is_associated.4.aspx
Results from basic science and narrative reviews suggest a potential role of β-blockers in patients with sepsis. Although the hypothesis is physiologically appealing, it could be seen as clinically counterintuitive. We sought to assess whether patients previously prescribed chronic β-blocker therapy had a different mortality rate than those who did not receive treatment.
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