This version was machine-translated from German and has not been medically reviewed. The authoritative version is the German version.

Vasoactive-Inotropic Score (VIS)

Dopamine + dobutamine + 100 × epinephrine + 100 × norepinephrine + 10 × milrinone + 10 000 × vasopressin

Details

Dopamine (µg/kg/min)

Dobutamine (µg/kg/min)

Epinephrine (µg/kg/min)

Norepinephrine (µg/kg/min)

Milrinone (µg/kg/min)

Vasopressin (U/kg/min)

Calculation aid for healthcare professionals: the calculator reproduces what the sources cited assign to the inputs. Clinical assessment and every treatment decision remain with the treating physician. Inputs and results are not stored.

Frequently asked questions

Vasoactive-Inotropic Score (VIS): What does this calculator compute?

Vasoactive-Inotropic Score (Gaies 2010): sum of the weighted catecholamine, milrinone, and vasopressin doses as a measure of circulatory support; VIS ≥ 20 in the first 24 hours after cardiac surgery was associated with a worse outcome (Gaies 2014).

Vasoactive-Inotropic Score (VIS): Which sources is this calculator based on?

Gaies MG, Gurney JG, Yen AH, et al.: Vasoactive-inotropic score as a predictor of morbidity and mortality in infants after cardiopulmonary bypass (Pediatr Crit Care Med 11:234–238) (2010); Gaies MG, Jeffries HE, Niebler RA, et al.: Vasoactive-inotropic score is associated with outcome after infant cardiac surgery: an analysis from the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium and Virtual PICU System Registries (Pediatr Crit Care Med 15:529–537) (2014)