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Table 4 Evidence for low-dose dopamine therapy in acute tubular necrosis (ATN)

From: Systematic review: The use of diuretics and dopamine in acute renal failure: a systematic review of the evidence

Indication (result)

Strength of evidence

Source

Prevention of ATN

  

Critically ill/sepsis (no)

Level II

Lherm et al [14]

   Cardiothoracic/

  

   vascular surgery (no)

Level II

Myles et al [23]

   Liver transplantation (no)

Level II

Swygert et al [30]

Renal transplantation (no)

Level II

Grundman et al [39]

Treatment of ATN

  

   Critically ill/sepsis (?)

No data available

 
 

in humans

 

   Surgery (no)

Level V

Flancbaum et al [13]