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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 50, 482-484, Copyright © 1990 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Diuresis in hemodynamically compromised patients: continuous furosemide infusion

JA Magovern and GJ Magovern Jr
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh 15212.

We have used continuous infusion of furosemide to achieve diuresis in patients who are stable but hemodynamically compromised after heart operations. With a loading dose of 20 mg and a continuous infusion of 4 to 10 mg of furosemide per hour, mean 24-hour urine output was 5.7 L (238 +/- 65 mL/h). Potassium replacement was 115 +/- 20 mmol [115 +/- 20 mEq/L]. Cardiac index, central venous pressure, and diastolic pulmonary artery pressure did not change significantly, even though hemodynamic support was decreased in each patient. Continuous furosemide infusion is a simple, effective, and reliable method to achieve diuresis in select patients.

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