The vasoactive-inotropic score and levosimendan: Time for LVIS?

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Favia, Isabella ^a   Vitale, Vincenzo ^a   Ricci, Zaccaria ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; LEVOSIMENDAN; MILRINONE; NORADRENALIN; VASOPRESSIN;

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CORONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VASOACTIVE INOTROPIC SCORE;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; HYDRAZONES; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PYRIDAZINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84875205618     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2012.11.009     Document Type: Letter

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