Impact of the perioperative inotropic support in grown-up congenital heart patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a propensity score adjusted analysis

Abstract Background Grown-up congenital heart (GUCH) patients represent a growing population with a high morbidity risk when undergoing reparative surgery. A main preoperative feature is right ventricular failure, which represents a risk factor for postoperative low cardiac output syndrome. Levosime...

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Main Authors: Philippe Mauriat, Mirela Bojan, Sylvie Soulie, Hélène Foulgoc, Nadir Tafer, Alexandre Ouattara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-07-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-020-00709-0