Steroids and low cardiac output syndrome after cardiac surgery in children

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 495-496

  Dickerson, Heather A ^a   Chang, Anthony C ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary bypass; Corticosteroids; Low cardiac output syndrome

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CALCIUM; DEXAMETHASONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROSTACYCLIN; STEROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDITORIAL; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG DISEASE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 22144433363     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000164640.09454.61     Document Type: Editorial

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