Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
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Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · Mar 2004
Low dose (renal dose) dopamine in the critically ill patient.
A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether low dose (renal dose) dopamine in the critically ill patient prevents acute renal failure. ⋯ The author, journal, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results, and study weaknesses of these papers are tabulated. We conclude that there is no evidence to support the use of low-dose dopamine to treat acute renal failure in critically ill patients.