First experiences with intraoperative levosimendan in pediatric cardiac surgery

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 735-740

  Osthaus, Wilhelm Alexander ^a   Boethig, Dietmar ^a   Winterhalter, Michael ^a   Huber, Dirk ^a   Goerler, Heidi ^a   Sasse, Michael ^a   Sümpelmann, Robert ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Central venous oxygen saturation; Congenital heart failure; Hemodynamic; Lactate acid; Levosimendan

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; LEVOSIMENDAN;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HEART RATE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; HEART; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYDRAZONES; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LACTIC ACID; LENGTH OF STAY; OXYGEN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PYRIDAZINES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT VESSELS;

EID: 67349245171     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-008-0834-7     Document Type: Article

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