Variation in perioperative vasoactive therapy in cardiovascular surgical care: Data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons

American Heart Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-52

  Hernandez, Adrian F ^a   Li, Shuang ^a   Dokholyan, Rachel S ^a   O'Brien, Sean M ^a   Ferguson, T Bruce ^b   Peterson, Eric D ^a  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; INOTROPIC AGENT; VASOACTIVE AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST, INDUCED; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMPING; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 67049160408     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.05.014     Document Type: Article

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