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The goal of this study was to assess differences in clinical outcomes between these two agents.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>Multicenter, retrospective, observational study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>Ten Ascension Health hospitals.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Patients<\/jats:title><jats:p>Adult patients with presumed septic shock receiving norepinephrine prior to study drug initiation between December 2015 and August 2021.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Intervention<\/jats:title><jats:p>Vasopressin (0.03\u20130.04\u2009units\/min) or hydrocortisone (200\u2013300\u2009mg\/day).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Measurements and Main Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 768 patients were included with a median (interquartile range) SOFA score of 10 (8\u201313), norepinephrine dose of 0.3\u2009mcg\/kg\/min (0.1\u20130.5\u2009mcg\/kg\/min), and lactate of 3.8\u2009mmol\/L (2.4\u20137.0\u2009mmol\/L) at initiation of the study drug. A significant difference in 28\u2010day mortality was noted favoring hydrocortisone as an adjunct to norepinephrine after controlling for potential confounding factors (OR 0.46 [95% CI, 0.32\u20130.66]); similar results were seen following propensity score matching. Compared to vasopressin, hydrocortisone initiation was also associated with a higher rate of hemodynamic responsiveness (91.9% vs. 68.2%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.01), improved resolution of shock (68.8% vs. 31.5%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.01), and reduced recurrence of shock within 72\u2009h (8.7% vs. 20.7%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.01).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Addition of hydrocortisone to norepinephrine was associated with a lower 28\u2010day mortality in patients with septic shock, compared to the addition of vasopressin.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/phar.2811","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,6]],"date-time":"2023-05-06T06:24:58Z","timestamp":1683354298000},"page":"787-794","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Hydrocortisone versus vasopressin for the management of adult patients with septic shock refractory to norepinephrine: A multicenter retrospective study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"43","author":[{"given":"Steven","family":"Kulesza","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmacy Ascension St. John Hospital  Detroit Michigan USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lindsey","family":"Gignac","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmacy Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Hospital  Jacksonville Florida USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"C. 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