Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Feb 2015
Review Meta AnalysisEffects of levosimendan for low cardiac output syndrome in critically ill patients: systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.
To assess the benefits and harms of levosimendan for low cardiac output syndrome in critically ill patients. ⋯ The available evidence is inconclusive whether or not levosimendan may have a beneficial effect on mortality due to risks of systematic errors and random errors. Further well-designed randomised trials are needed.