Levosimendan in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after cardiac surgery: an emulated target trial using observational data
Abstract Background Retrospective cohorts have suggested that levosimendan may facilitate the weaning of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). We therefore studied this clinical question by emulating a randomized trial with observational data. Methods All patients with refract...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-02-01
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Series: | Critical Care |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-023-04328-6 |