Vasoactive–inotropic score as a predictor of morbidity and mortality in infants after cardiopulmonary bypass

MG Gaies, JG Gurney, AH Yen, ML Napoli… - Pediatric critical care …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Inotrope score has been proposed as a marker of illness severity after pediatric
cardiac surgery despite a lack of data to support its use as such. The goal of this study was …

Experts' recommendations for the management of cardiogenic shock in children

O Brissaud, A Botte, G Cambonie, S Dauger… - Annals of intensive …, 2016 - Springer
Cardiogenic shock which corresponds to an acute state of circulatory failure due to
impairment of myocardial contractility is a very rare disease in children, even more than in …

Preoperative pulmonary hemodynamics and assessment of operability: is there a pulmonary vascular resistance that precludes cardiac operation?

TM Giglia, T Humpl - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Preoperative pulmonary vascular disease remains an important risk factor for death or right-
heart failure in selected children undergoing two-ventricle repair, single-ventricle palliation …

Prospective validation of the vasoactive-inotropic score and correlation to short-term outcomes in neonates and infants after cardiothoracic surgery

J Davidson, S Tong, H Hancock, A Hauck… - Intensive care …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose Prospective validation of the vasoactive-inotropic score (VIS) and inotrope score
(IS) in infants after cardiovascular surgery. Methods Prospective observational study of 70 …

Early initiation of arginine vasopressin infusion in neonates after complex cardiac surgery

JA Alten, S Borasino, R Toms, MA Law… - Pediatric Critical Care …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To describe our experience with low-dose arginine vasopressin infusions (0.0003
U/kg/min) initiated in the operating room after the Norwood procedure or arterial switch …

The role of oxytocin and vasopressin in the pathophysiology of heart failure in pregnancy and in fetal and neonatal life

E Szczepanska-Sadowska… - American Journal …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Pregnancy and early life create specific psychosomatic challenges for the mother and child,
such as changes in hemodynamics, resetting of the water-electrolyte balance, hypoxia, pain …

Acute effects of vasopressin arginine infusion in children with congenital heart disease: higher blood pressure does not equal improved systemic oxygen delivery

RS Loomba, C Culichia, K Schulz, M Vogel… - Pediatric …, 2021 - Springer
The use of vasopressin has been increased in recent years in children after congenital heart
surgery. However, there is limited information regarding its effects on cardiac output …

Impact of medical interventions and comorbidities on Norwood admission for patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

RS Loomba, J Rausa, JS Farias, EG Villarreal… - Pediatric …, 2022 - Springer
The purpose of these analyses was to determine how specific comorbidities and medical
interventions impact risk of inpatient mortality in those with hypoplastic left heart syndrome …

Vasoactive–inotropic score after pediatric heart transplant: A marker of adverse outcome

Y Sanil, S Aggarwal - Pediatric transplantation, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
VIS, a quantitative index of pressor support, has been shown to be a predictor of morbidity
and mortality in infants younger than six months who underwent CPB. Data on its prognostic …

Vasopressin and its analogues for the treatment of refractory hypotension in neonates

B Shivanna, D Rios, J Rossano… - Cochrane Database …, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Neonatal hypotension that is refractory to volume expansion, catecholamines,
or corticosteroids has a mortality of about 50%. Optimization of blood pressure and tissue …