Indication | Decreased cardiac function, hypotension, hypoxemia |
Dose | 2 to 20 mcg/kg/min (doses > 10-15 mcg/kg/min likely to have pulmonary vasoconstriction) |
Precautions | May increase pulmonary pressure further adding to RV afterload; Watch for extravasation – (extravasation will need therapy with Phentolamine) |
Contraindications | Supra-physiologic systemic pressures |
Class of Recommendation | Class IIb – Usefulness/efficacy is less well established by evidence/opinion. May be considered |
Level of Evidence | C – Consensus of opinion of the experts and/or small studies, retrospective studies, registries |