SAN DIEGO—An international study has found that a novel closed-loop system for norepinephrine infusion significantly decreases postoperative hypotension relative to manual control in ICU patients following cardiac surgery.
The researchers noted that the system may ultimately be customized for use with other vasopressors.
“As we know, vasopressor infusions are currently adjusted manually to achieve a predefined arterial pressure target,” said Joseph B. Rinehart, MD, an associate