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dobutamine

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dobutamine /do·bu·ta·mine/ (do-bu´tah-men) a synthetic catecholamine having direct inotropic effects; used as the hydrochloride salt in the treatment of congestive heart failure and low cardiac output.
dobutamine
a synthetic catecholamine used as the hydrochloride and administered parenterally for inotropic support in short-term treatment of cardiac decompensation due to depressed contractility resulting either from organic heart disease or from cardiac surgical procedures.
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Using intramucosal pH measured by gastric mucosal tonometry as a marker for tissue oxygenation, Silverman and Tuma (24) compared the effectiveness of dobutamine administration with the effectiveness of transfusion in increasing this parameter.
Packed red blood cell transfusion in the intensive care unit: ... by Gerber, David R. / American Journal of Critical Care
Intravenous therapies included fluids, vasopressors, and inotropic agents, including dobutamine, dopamine, and norepinephrine.
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome Associated with Monongahela Virus, ... by Knecht, Kenneth R. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Medical therapy was optimized prior to IMT and included the use of digoxin, diuretics, and angiotensinconverting enzyme inhibitor agents by all subjects; intravenous dobutamine was administered to eight subjects.
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