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Low-dose "renal" dopamine
1Department of Anesthesia, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA. oharaj@ccf.org
Anesthesiology Clinics of North America
|November 30, 2000
Abstract:
Low dose renal dopamine continues to be infused in patients at risk for renal dysfunction or as a therapy after acute renal failure has been established. This article reviews the impact of acute renal failure on patients and reviews the history and use of dopamine therapy for patients. A discussion of the rationale, positive and equivocal evidence, side effects, and possible clinical indications for low-dose renal dopamine therapy is included.