Septic shock is the last and most severe stage of sepsis and is defined by extremely low blood pressure, despite lots of intravenous fluids. The incidence of septic shock related cardiomyopathy was 10% to 70%. Besides, general anesthesia will inhibit the sympathetic nervous system, reduce myocardial contractility and aggravate cardiac dysfunction. No randomized controlled trials have yet explore the effects of dobutamine on clinical outcomes for patients with septic shock undergoing surgery under general anesthesia.
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Incidence of acute kidney injury after surgery
Timeframe: within 1 week after surgery
Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score
Timeframe: Day 1 Day 3 and Day 7 in ICU after surgery
Mortality
Timeframe: in hospital and Day 28 and Day 90 after the surgery