Monitoring dynamic arterial elastance as a means of decreasing the duration of norepinephrine treatment in vasoplegic syndrome following cardiac surgery: a prospective, randomized trial

To evaluate the ability of an algorithm based on dynamic arterial elastance to decrease the duration of norepinephrine treatment. We performed a prospective, open-label, randomized study in patients requiring norepinephrine for vasoplegic syndrome after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Patients were randomized to an algorithm-based intervention group or a control group. The primary outcome was the duration of norepinephrine...