First experience with Tolvaptan for the treatment of neonates and infants with capillary leak syndrome after cardiac surgery

Abstract Background Postoperative fluid management in critically ill neonates and infants with capillary leak syndrome (CLS) and extensive volume overload after cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass is challenging. CLS is often resistant to conventional diuretic therapy, aggravating the course o...

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Main Authors: Anne Kerling, Okan Toka, André Rüffer, Hanna Müller, Sheeraz Habash, Christel Weiss, Sven Dittrich, Julia Moosmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1418-6