Lack of an Effect of Body Mass on the Hemodynamic Response to Arginine Vasopressin During Septic Shock

Body mass index did not alter the effects of arginine vasopressin on hemodynamic stability or changes in MAP when the drug was administered as a fixed-dose infusion of 0.04 U/minute. Our results do not support weight-based dosing of vasopressin, unlike the dosing for catecholamine vasopressors.