title: Inotrope use in cardiac surgery: a cause of worse outcomes, or just a marker of patients who are at risk?
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (B.G.M.). bmaxwell@jhu.edu.
authors.forename: Bryan G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Maxwell
authors.forename: Jack O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Wasey
authors.forename: Eugenie S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Heitmiller
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality*; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D057216:Propensity Score
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents