Methylene blue does not improve vasoplegia following left ventricular assist device implantation.

CONCLUSIONS: Although methylene blue may affect vasopressor requirements, clinical outcomes in vasoplegia following LVAD implantation did not improve and were not affected by timing of administration.
PMID: 32758558 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - August 2, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Saha A, Jennings DL, Ning Y, Kurlansky P, Miltiades AN, Spellman JL, Sanchez J, Yuzefpolskaya M, Colombo PC, Takayama H, Naka Y, Takeda K Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research