Intraoperative milrinone versus dobutamine in cardiac surgery patients: a retrospective cohort study on mortality

Intraoperative milrinone versus dobutamine in cardiac surgery patients: a retrospective cohort study on mortality

Abstract Background Several choices of inotropic therapy are available and used in relation to cardiac surgery. Comparisons are necessary to select optimal therapy. In Denmark, dobutamine and milrinone are the two inotropic agents most commonly used to treat post-bypass low cardiac output syndrome....

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Main Authors: Dorthe Viemose Nielsen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Regitze Kuhr Skals, Thomas A. Gerds, Zidryne Karaliunaite, Carl-Johan Jakobsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Cardiac surgery
Intraoperative
Milrinone
Dobutamine
Mortality
Retrospective cohort study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-018-1969-1

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