Vol. 35 No. 3 (2020): Revista Uruguaya de Cardiología
Artículos de revisión

Vasoplegia syndrome in cardiac surgery

Published 21-06-2021

Keywords:

CARDIAC SURGERY, POSTOPERATIVE, VASOPLEGIA, VASOCONSTRICTORS, CORTICOSTEROIDS

Abstract

The systemic inflammatory response syndrome constitutes a set of clinical situations of different severity, which presents with an incidence of up to 25% during the first hours after cardiac surgery. In this review, the pathophysiological aspects and the risk factors that favor its development are analyzed. A diagnostic approach is proposed, with the final presentation of a therapeutic proposal.