Table 4.
Reports of Drugs Regimen for Treatment of LCOS.a
| First Choice | Second Choice | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |
| Milrinone | 36/85 | 42 | 13/86 | 15 |
| Dobutamine | 2/85 | 2 | 1/86 | 1 |
| Dopamine | 13/85 | 15 | 8/86 | 9 |
| Adrenaline/epinephrine | 31/85 | 36 | 34/86 | 40 |
| Noradrenaline/norepinephrine | 0/85 | 0 | 0/86 | 0 |
| Levosimendan | 1/85 | 1 | 3/86 | 3 |
| Steroids | 2/85 | 2 | 9/86 | 10 |
| Vasodilators | 0/85 | 0 | 4/86 | 5 |
| Others (eg, ECMO) | 17/98 | 17 | 14/86 | 16 |
| Not answered | 13/98 | 13 | 12/98 | 12 |
Abbreviations: ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; LCOS, low cardiac output syndrome.
aOne answer only.