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Studying the Treatment Effects of Landiolol in Septic Shock
Patient / Population Intervention / Exposure Comparison Outcome
In 126 patients with tachycardic septic shock, landiolol added to standard care did not change SOFA at 14 days versus standard care alone, with a numerical mortality-harm signal.
N
126
Design
Multicentre RCT, stopped early
Endpoint
Mean SOFA at 14 days
Relevance
3
Result8.8 vs 8.1 (NS). 28-d mortality 37.1% vs 25.4% (Δ +11.7%; 95% CI −4.4 to 27.8; p=0.16).
Whitehouse T, et al. JAMA. 2023;330(17):1641-1652. 10.1001/jama.2023.20134
Discussion & critique
Routine β-blockade in septic shock is not supported and may harm; reserve for selected cardiac indications.