Why the study?
Does deliberate perioperative increase of oxygen delivery with dopexamine hydrochloride reduce mortality and morbidity in high-risk surgical patients?
Population
107 surgical patients assessed as high risk from previously identified criteria
Comparison
Deliberate increase of oxygen delivery index to… vs Best standard perioperative care
Design
RCT, Randomly assigned
Follow-up
28 days postoperatively
Authors
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Supports perioperative dopexamine protocol for high-risk surgery; confirms mortality and morbidity benefit in RCT.
Does deliberate perioperative increase of oxygen delivery with dopexamine hydrochloride reduce mortality and morbidity in high-risk surgical patients?
Deliberate perioperative increase of oxygen delivery with dopexamine hydrochloride significantly reduces 28-day mortality and morbidity in high-risk surgical patients.
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