French multicentre survey on the use of inotropes after cardiac surgery.
Results from a French multicentre survey on the use of inotropes after cardiac surgery are presented. Consideration of these findings, which strictly apply only to France, highlights the importance of developing monitoring strategies to help in decision making regarding therapy with inotropes in this context.
Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation et Equipe d'Accueil 1896, Hôpital Cardiovasculaire et Pneumologique Louis-Pradel, Lyon-Montchat, Lyon, France. olivier.bastien@chu-lyon.fr
Olivier
O
Bastien
Benoit
B
Vallet
D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003422:Critical Care; D003657:Decision Making; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy
D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors