Norepinephrine and dobutamine improve cardiac index equally by supporting opposite sides of the heart in an experimental model of chronic pulmonary hypertension

Abstract Background Pulmonary hypertension is a significant risk factor in patients undergoing surgery. The combined effects of general anaesthesia and positive pressure ventilation can aggravate this condition and cause increased pulmonary blood pressures, reduced systemic blood pressures and ventr...

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Main Authors: Janus Adler Hyldebrandt, Nikolaj Bøgh, Camilla Omann, Peter Agger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-06-01
Series:Intensive Care Medicine Experimental
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40635-021-00391-x

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