Results from a French multicentre survey on the use of inotropes after cardiac surgery are presented. Consideration of these findings, which strictly apply only to France, highlights the importance of developing monitoring strategies to help in decision making regarding therapy with inotropes in this context.
Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation et Equipe d'Accueil 1896, Hôpital Cardiovasculaire et Pneumologique Louis-Pradel, Lyon-Montchat, Lyon, France. olivier.bastien@chu-lyon.fr