However, Schuller et al. [42] observed that protocol-guided, continuous-infusion furosemide was an effective and reasonable strategy for managing fluid overload in intensive care patients.

have studied the feasibility and safety of continuous intravenous milrinone therapy administered at home. Sixty hospitalized patients listed as Status 1B for heart transplantion were included in ...

a bolus dose of 40-80 mg of intravenous furosemide followed by a continuous infusion of 0.05-0.1 mg/kg/hr, titrated hourly to a net fluid balance of at least -1 mL/kg, may prove useful.