Current practice of hemodynamic monitoring and vasopressor and inotropic therapy in post-operative cardiac surgery patients in Germany: Results from a postal survey

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 347-358

  Kastrup, M ^a   Markewitz, A ^b   Spies, Claudia ^a   Carl, M ^a   Erb, J ^c   Grosse J ^a   Schirmer, U ^d  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus   (Germany)

^c DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Colloids; Crystalloids; Hemodynamic monitoring; Inotropic drugs; Survey; Transfusion trigger; Vasoactive drugs; Volume replacement

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; DOPEXAMINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; ILOPROST; INOTROPIC AGENT; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; PROSTACYCLIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLLOID; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLOID; DRUG CHOICE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART SURGERY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INOTROPISM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MONOTHERAPY; PHYSICIAN; POSTAL MAIL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; EPINEPHRINE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HETASTARCH; HUMANS; HYPOVOLEMIA; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SERUM ALBUMIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 33847048638     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2006.01190.x     Document Type: Article

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