Single-center experience with levosimendan in children undergoing cardiac surgery and in children with decompensated heart failure

BMC Anesthesiology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Suominen, Pertti K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT; LEVOSIMENDAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART SURGERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTENSIVIST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGEON;

EID: 80053526678     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2253-11-18     Document Type: Article

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