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Chinese Journal of Critical Care & Intensive Care Medicine(Electronic Edition) ›› 2024, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (02): 136-142. doi: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.2096-1537.2024.02.007

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Methylene blue: “Magic bullet” for refractory septic shock?

Li Li1, Lina Zhang1, Zhaoxin Qian1,()   

  1. 1. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders (Xiangya Hospital), Changsha 410008, China
  • Received:2023-03-02 Online:2024-05-28 Published:2024-06-26
  • Contact: Zhaoxin Qian

Abstract:

The optimal start-up timing and reasonable combination of vasoactive drugs has recently been hot spots in the research field of septic shock. The latest Surviving Sepsis Campaign strongly recommend norepinephrine (NE) as first-line agent over other vasopressors. However, NE-related side effects such as immunosuppression and arrhythmia have gotten more and more attentions. High dose of NE has been demonstrated to be independent risk factors associated with mortality of septic shock. Many multicenter, randomized controlled studies have shown that the combination of non-catecholamine vasopressors significantly spared the usage of NE, enhanced blood pressure, and might improve survival outcome. Methylene blue (MB), which has unique mechanism to raise pressure, has often been used as “magic bullet” for refractory vasoplegia shock. But the effectiveness of MB was confined to small sample studies and case reports. MB has promising clinical value due to its low-cost and easy-access even in grassroots hospitals. This review summarizes the combination regimen of non-catecholamines vasopressors in septic shock, and the mechanism, status and prospect of MB, in order to promote agreements on indication, timing, dose and duration of MB administration.

Key words: Methylene blue, Septic shock, Norepinephrine, Non-catecholamine drugs

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