TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of nesiritide in critically ill children with biventricular dysfunction suffering from oliguria despite standard heart-failure management
AU - Das, Bibhuti B.
AU - Koch, Joshua
AU - Dimas, Vivian
AU - Guleserian, Kristine
AU - Nugent, Alan
PY - 2015/12/23
Y1 - 2015/12/23
N2 - Although nesiritide has been used in adults with left heart failure, the experience in the paediatric population is limited. We reviewed and analysed our experience with continuous nesiritide infusion as adjunct therapy in children with biventricular dysfunction due to diverse aetiologies and suffering from oliguria despite intravenous diuretics and inotropic therapies for heart-failure management.
AB - Although nesiritide has been used in adults with left heart failure, the experience in the paediatric population is limited. We reviewed and analysed our experience with continuous nesiritide infusion as adjunct therapy in children with biventricular dysfunction due to diverse aetiologies and suffering from oliguria despite intravenous diuretics and inotropic therapies for heart-failure management.
KW - B-type natriuretic peptide
KW - left ventricular assist device
KW - nesiritide
KW - paediatric heart failure
KW - total artificial heart
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U2 - 10.1017/S1047951115002590
DO - 10.1017/S1047951115002590
M3 - Article
C2 - 26694972
AN - SCOPUS:84951284911
SN - 1047-9511
SP - 1
EP - 5
JO - Cardiology in the Young
JF - Cardiology in the Young
ER -