Current Use in Intensive Care Units by Intensivists of Antihypertensive Drugs

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patient
• Admitted to an intensive care unit
• Patient having presented a state of circulatory shock, defined by the need forcontinuous administration of a vasopressive amine for at least one hour, among:Noradrenaline, Adrenaline
• In whom the introduction of drug treatment for antihypertensive purposes is decided

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient admitted to intensive care for a hypertensive emergency (hypertensive surge ormalignant arterial hypertension leading to organ dysfunction
• Patient who has already received at least one anti-hypertensive drug during his stayin intensive care
• Cerebro-injured patient, proven or suspected cerebral edema, head trauma <1 month,decrease in cerebral perfusion measured
• Proven or suspected active bleeding
• Patient refusal of participation