Safety of prehospital intravenous bolus dose nitroglycerin in patients with acute pulmonary edema: A 4-year review.

Casey PatrickLouis FornageBrad WardMichael WellsKevin CrockerKelly Rogers KeeneSara AndrabiRobert Dickson

Published in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2023)

This study supports a favorable safety profile for prehospital bolus-dose intravenous nitroglycerin for decompensated CHF with APE. Blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen saturation improvements are also demonstrated. Further, prospective studies are needed to confirm these findings.

Keyphrases

heart rate
blood pressure
heart rate variability
cardiac arrest
high dose
heart failure
trauma patients
emergency medical
hypertensive patients
pulmonary hypertension
type diabetes
ejection fraction
skeletal muscle
blood glucose
weight loss
atrial fibrillation
liver failure
glycemic control