Vasopressin as an alternative to norepinephrine in the treatment of milrinone-induced hypotension

3 consecutive patients in a medical or surgical intensive care unit receiving milrinone and requiring catecholamine pressors to maintain systolic arterial pressure of >=90 mm Hg.

Vasopressin (0.03-0.07 units/min)

Systolic arterial pressure and reduction in the administration of catecholamine pressorssurrogate