Vasoplegic Shock

The goal of this study is to conduct a prospective trial implementing a modified version of the Emory Protocol for administering ANG II to patients with post cardiac bypass vasoplegia. The main questions we aim to answer are: 1.) does administration of improve mortality, 2.) does the administration of Ang II using the modified protocol shorten the time needed to reach optimal MAP, 3.) does the administration of Ang II using the modified protocol shorten length of stay in the ICU and hospital? Researchers will compare outcomes from the interventional group to historical controls who did not receive Ang II using the modified protocol.

This study investigates the question of whether there are differences in the plasma concentration of hormones of the RAAS-axis between patients undergoing on-pump cardiac surgery and those receiving off-pump surgery