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ArticleKorean journal of anesthesiology2023

Postoperative norepinephrine versus dopamine in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery: a propensity-matched analysis using a nationwide intensive care database.

Yoshitaka Aoki, Mikio Nakajima, Sho Sugimura, Yasuhito Suzuki, Hiroshi Makino, Yukako Obata, Matsuyuki Doi, Yoshiki Nakajima

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Article in Korean journal of anesthesiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yoshitaka AokiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan.
Mikio NakajimaEmergency Life-Saving Technique Academy of Tokyo, Foundation for Ambulance Service Development, Tokyo, Japan.
Sho SugimuraDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan.
Yasuhito SuzukiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan.
Hiroshi MakinoDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan.
Yukako ObataDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan.
Matsuyuki DoiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan.
Yoshiki NakajimaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Shizuoka, Japan.
Hamamatsu University School of Medicine · JPUniversity of Tokyo Health Sciences · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChoosing catecholamines, such as norepinephrine and dopamine, for perioperative blood pressure control is essential for anesthesiologists and intensivists. However, studies specific to noncardiac surgery are limited. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the effects of postoperative norepinephrine and dopamine on clinical outcomes in adult noncardiac surgery patients by analyzing a nationwide intensive care patient database.

methodsThe Japanese Intensive care PAtient Database (JIPAD) was used for this multicenter retrospective study. Adult patients in the JIPAD who received norepinephrine or dopamine within 24 h after noncardiac surgery in 2018-2020 were included. We compared the norepinephrine and dopamine groups using a one-to-one propensity score matching analysis. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. Secondary outcomes were intensive care unit (ICU) mortality, hospital length of stay, and ICU length of stay.

resultsA total of 6,236 eligible patients from 69 ICUs were allocated to the norepinephrine (n = 4,652) or dopamine (n = 1,584) group. Propensity score matching was used to create a matched cohort of 1,230 pairs. No differences in the in-hospital mortality was found between the two propensity score matched groups (risk difference: 0.41%, 95% CI [-1.15, 1.96], P = 0.608). Among the secondary outcomes, only the ICU length of stay was significantly shorter in the norepinephrine group than in the dopamine group (median length: 3 vs. 4 days, respectively; P < 0.001).

conclusionsIn adult patients after noncardiac surgery, norepinephrine was not associated with decreased mortality but was associated with a shorter ICU length of stay than dopamine.

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DopamineNorepinephrineAdultCritical CareHumansIntensive Care UnitsRetrospective StudiesDopamineNorepinephrineCatecholaminesDatabaseDopamineIntensive care unitsLength of stayMortalityNorepinephrine

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