STRENGTHENING THE HEART AND CONSTRICTING THE VESSELS: REVISITING INOTROPES AND VASOPRESSORS
Dr Ng Jiang Long
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nor’azim bin Mohd Yunos
21 March 2025
Objective:
- Revisit inotrope and vasopressor with introduction of new agent and review ln current practice
- Mechanism of action of different inotrope , recommendation of vasopressor usage in critically ill patient
Discussion:
- Point of initiation of enteral feeding.
- Duration of hydrocortisone in critically ill patients
- Usage of Milrinone in the perioperative period
- Discussion on vasopressor choice in patients with pulmonary hypertension undergoing intra-abdominal surgery – combination of vasopressin, milirinone and low dose noradrenaline and adrenaline may be an option