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Fabio Sangalli1,2, Giacomo Bellani3,4, Alessandro Affronti5
1ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy - fabio.sangalli@unimib.it.
Abstract:
Appropriate weaning is of crucial importance for critically ill patients requiring respiratory support. However, a remarkable proportion of them are difficult to wean. Levosimendan is a positive inotropic agent characterized by vasodilatory properties, which is used for the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure or in patients needing inotropic treatment, including cardiogenic shock, septic shock, pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular dysfunction, needed for hemodynamic support in patients with diuretic resistance, and weaning either from ventilator or from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. This position paper will discuss the use of levosimendan in facilitating weaning from cardiorespiratory support in critically ill patients, according to available evidence and the personal experience of a group of Italian Experts.
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