Why the study?
Does intravenous sodium nitroprusside improve hemodynamics in children with low cardiac index and high systemic vascular resistance immediately after open-heart surgery for congenital heart disease?
Population
11 children immediately after open-heart surgery for congenital heart disease, selected for having a cardiac…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
immediately after open-heart surgery
Authors
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May support nitroprusside for low-output states after congenital heart surgery; leaves open need for randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does intravenous sodium nitroprusside improve hemodynamics in children with low cardiac index and high systemic vascular resistance immediately after open-heart surgery for congenital heart disease?
Intravenous sodium nitroprusside effectively improves cardiac index and reduces systemic vascular resistance in children with low cardiac output following open-heart surgery for congenital heart disease.
Benzing et al. (1976) studied this question.
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