High vasoactive-inotropic score is associated with poor outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Nanush Damarlapally, Roopeessh Vempati, Srivatsa Surya Vasudevan, Gaurav Mathur, Prathibha Banda, Denise Mourad, Afrasayab Khan, Harshavardhan Polamarasetty, Rupak Desai, Krishidhar Rao Nunna, Health Sciences, Houston Community College - Coleman Campus, Internal Medicine, Trinity Health Oakland Hospital, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Internal Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Internal Medicine, Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Internal Medicine, Central Michigan University, Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, Independent Researcher, Outcomes Research, Critical Care Medicine, Bon Secours - Southside Medical Center

Perfusion

Published online on August 01, 2025

Abstract

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BackgroundVasoactive-inotropic score (VIS) has been previously utilized as one of the predictors in open heart procedures postoperatively, but its association with poor outcomes in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is still ...