Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Labetalol in Acute Hypertensive Crisis in Children.

Sheetal LadManisha PatilMuralidharan JayashreeArun BansalArun BaranwalKarthi NallasamySuresh Kumar Angurana

Published in: Indian journal of pediatrics (2021)

Labetalol, when used alone or as an add-on drug, was more efficacious than IV nitroprusside/nitroglycerine in attaining the primary endpoint in children up to ≤ 12 y of age with hypertensive crisis. Labetalol was safe and associated with higher neurological recovery.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
public health
young adults
liver failure
drug induced
emergency department
brain injury
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation