Clinical Trial: Vasoactive-inotropic Support and Levosimendan Use After Lung Transplantation
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Condition: Lung Transplant; Complications
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Postoperative Prolonged Vasoactive-inotropic Support and Levosimendan Use After Lung Transplantation: a Retrospective Analysis of Risk Factors and Impact on Outcomes
Brief Summary:
Bilateral Lung transplantation (LUTX) is performed in selected patients with end-stage respiratory failure. During surgery, pulmonary arteries are sequentially cross-clamped. This can cause acute heart failure and hemodynamic instability that eventually persist into the postoperative period, leading to the need for prolonged vasoactive support in the postoperative Intensive Care Unit. Levosimendan is a relatively new vasoactive-inotropic drug, with different pharmacodynamic properties.This observational…
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