The Problem
Cardiac inotropes have tradeoffs
impacting complications after cardiac
surgery, yet current evidence fails to
capture the nuanced clinical contexts
in which they are harmful versus
helpful.
● What factors currently drive inotrope
decision-making?
● What are barriers and facilitators to
inotrope practice change?
● Can we use integrated health data
to better estimate context-specific
causal effects of inotropes on
outcomes?
The Big Questions
CONTRACTION-CS