Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE, 8(8), p. e69957, 2013
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069957
Full text: Download
The haemodynamic response to critical care intubation is influenced by the use of sedation and relaxant drugs and the activation of the vagal reflex. It has been hypothesized that different disease states may have a contrasting effect on the cardiovascular response to vagal stimulation. Our objective was to determine whether the blood pressure response to vagal stimulation was modified by endotoxaemia or hypovolaemia.