Vasopressor Use in Acute Burn Resuscitation: A Retrospective Study
Potent vasopressor use to support the circulation is commonly combined with fluid resuscitation in modern intensive care, and this is a prominent aspect of care in major burn cases. In this retrospective analysis of a commercial, de-identified health care dataset (primarily from US hospitals or health systems), matched cases over 14 recent years were analysed by early vasopressor use (or not) and then for important outcomes including mortality. Vasopressor use was associated with some complications and negative outcomes, though there are likely many factors which may contribute to negative outcomes which were not included in this analysis.
Authors
- Stian Kreken Almeland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5992-4791)
- Henning Onarheim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4478-9539)
- Kristine Knappskog (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1016-2113)
- Juquan Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9371-9078)
- Julia Kleinhapl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2487-9009)
- Kostiantyn Botnar
- Anne Berit Guttormsen
- Amina El Ayadi
- Steven Wolf
Institutions
- Medical University of Graz (AT)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/aas.70191
- Primary Topic
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fulbright Norway
- Helse Vest
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences