APP has 5 mL Novaplus vials available for direct order only because they have an expiration date of July, 2011. The 25 mL Novaplus vials are on back order and the company cannot estimate a release date.
Goal-directed therapy (GDT) encompasses guidance of intravenous (IV) fluid and vasopressor/inotropic therapy by cardiac output or similar parameters to help in early recognition and management of high-risk cardiac surgical patients. With the aim of establishing the utility of perioperative GDT using robust clinical and biochemical outcomes, we conducted the present study.