Monday September 3, 2007


Q; Name atleast 7 non-septic conditions which can cause low SVR (systemic vascular resistance) ?

1. Hemorrhagic (or necrotizing) Pancreatitis
2. Cirrhosis
3. Adrenal insufficiency
4. Head Injury ( initially increase SVR followed with low SVR)
5. Bactrim (TMP-SMX) in AIDS patient
6. Within 6 hours of postcardiopulmonary bypass (vasoplegic syndrome)
7. Spinal cord Injury above T6 (inhibited vagal tone)


Reference: click to get abstract/article

Low systemic vascular resistance: differential diagnosis and outcome - Critical Care 1999, 3:71-77