Effects of milrinone on pulmonary gas exchange in catecholamine-dependent heart failure.
Hemodynamic benefits of milrinone administration are accompanied by adverse effects on arterial oxygenation in mechanically ventilated patients with end-stage heart failure. Particular attention should be focused on pulmonary gas exchange variables after initiation of milrinone treatment in the critically ill patient.
Koreny
M
M
Department of Cardiology, University Clinic of Vienna, Austria.
Geppert
A
A
Wutte
M
M
Delle Karth
G
G
Heinz
G
G
Siostrzonek
P
P
D000368:Aged; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020105:Milrinone / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011659:Pulmonary Gas Exchange / Q000187:drug effects*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial
D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D002395:Catecholamines; D020105:Milrinone