Optimisation of Perioperative Cardiovascular Management to Improve Surgical Outcome II (OPTIMISE II) trial: study protocol for a multicentre international trial of cardiac output-guided fluid therapy with low-dose inotrope infusion compared with usual care in patients undergoing major elective gastrointestinal surgery.
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BMJ Open. 2019 Jan 15;9(1):e023455. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023455.
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