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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Main Authors: Julien Massol, Noémie Simon-Tillaux, Joanna Tohme, Geoffroy Hariri, Pauline Dureau, Baptiste Duceau, Lisa Belin, David Hajage, Yann De Rycke, Ahmed Charfeddine, Guillaume Lebreton, Alain Combes, Adrien Bouglé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:Critical Care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-023-04328-6

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