Levosimendan improves renal outcome in cardiac surgery: A randomized trial

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 586-594

  Baysal, Ayse ^a   Yanartas, Mehmet ^a   Dogukan, Mevlut ^b   Gundogus, Narin ^c   Kocak, Tuncer ^a   Koksal, Cengiz ^a  

^a Kartal Kosuyolu High Speciality Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ADIYAMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Sanliurfa Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

cardiopulmonary bypass; ejection fraction; estimated glomerular filtration rate; levosimendan; mitral valve surgery; serum creatinine

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; INOTROPIC AGENT; LEVOSIMENDAN; HYDRAZONE DERIVATIVE; PYRIDAZINE DERIVATIVE; SIMENDAN; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESTIMATED GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; BLOOD; HEART STROKE VOLUME; KIDNEY DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CREATININE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; HYDRAZONES; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYRIDAZINES; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84902251376     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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