Epinephrine and short-term survival in cardiogenic shock: an individual data meta-analysis of 2583 patients

Objective Catecholamines have been the mainstay of pharmacological treatment of cardiogenic shock (CS). Recently, use of epinephrine has been associated with detrimental outcomes. In the present study we aimed to evaluate the association between epinephrine use and short-term mortality in all-cause CS patients.