Why the study?
Does intravenous salbutamol compared to dopamine improve haemodynamic parameters in patients with severe cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction?
Population
12 patients with severe persistent cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction
Comparison
Intravenous salbutamol (10 to 40 microgram/min) vs Intravenous dopamine administered in a single…
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Salbutamol may support output without BP change in cardiogenic shock; case report leaves open randomized comparison with dopamine.
Does intravenous salbutamol compared to dopamine improve haemodynamic parameters in patients with severe cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction?
In cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction, salbutamol improves cardiac output without affecting blood pressure, while low-dose dopamine is preferable if correcting hypotension is necessary.
Timmis et al. (1981) studied this question.
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