Key result
New protocol outlines mixed-methods evaluation of clinician practice patterns for inotrope use during cardiac surgery.
Why the study?
Despite wide inter-institutional variation in inotrope use during cardiac surgery, limited multicentre data exist on determinants of inotrope selection, timing, clinician decision-making, and drivers of practice change.
What are the clinician attitudes, opinions, and practice patterns regarding inotrope use for cardiac surgery in the USA?
Population
Adult cardiac procedures and clinicians involved in inotrope decision-making across over 30 US hospitals
Design
Multicentre explanatory sequential mixed methods study protocol
Authors
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No immediate change to inotrope practices warranted; protocol leaves open optimal strategies pending US clinician data.
What are the clinician attitudes, opinions, and practice patterns regarding inotrope use for cardiac surgery in the USA?
This study protocol outlines a mixed-methods approach to understand the wide inter-institutional variation and clinician decision-making regarding inotrope practices for cardiac surgery in the US.
Mathis et al. (2025) studied Cardiac surgery. Cardiac inotrope medications was evaluated on Determinants of inotrope selection, time course for use, and reasons underpinning clinician decisions. This study protocol outlines a multicenter mixed-methods approach to evaluate clinician attitudes, opinions, and practice patterns regarding inotrope use during adult cardiac surgery in the US.
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