Injury 2010-01-01

Is dopexamine superior to dopamine in the treatment of multiple trauma patients—A prospective, double-blind, randomised study

Christian Probst, Frank Hildebrand, Martijn van Griensven, Hellmut Baur, Lutz Mahlke, Christian Krettek, Hans-Christoph Pape, Martin Rolf Wolfgang Grotz, Christian Probst, Frank Hildebrand, Martijn van Griensven, Hellmut Baur, Lutz Mahlke, Christian Krettek, Hans-Christoph Pape, Martin Rolf Wolfgang Grotz

Index: Injury 41(5) , 499-505, (2010)

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Abstract

Background The goal of this prospective, randomised, double-blind clinical trial study was to assess the effects of dopexamine hydrochloride on organ failure, inflammatory mediators and splanchnic oxygenation in blunt multiple trauma patients at high risk of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS).