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Editorial
. 2024 Jul 1;27(3):287-288.
doi: 10.4103/aca.aca_23_24. Epub 2024 Jul 4.

Vasoactive-Inotropic Scoring in Cardiac Surgery: Both Concept and Context Matter!

Jaffrey Kalaiselvan  1 , Rohan Magoon  1 , Ramesh C Kashav  1 , Jes Jose  2
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Vasoactive-Inotropic Scoring in Cardiac Surgery: Both Concept and Context Matter!

Jaffrey Kalaiselvan et al. Ann Card Anaesth. .
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Illustrating the evolution of the vasoactive-inotropic score (VIS) in cardiac surgical research. All doses expressed in the unit of μg/kg/min except *U/kg/min, ¥ng/kg/min, ±μg/min, and ¦mg/kg/h
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