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The effect of inhaled nitric oxide on shunt fraction in mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.

A G P van ZylB W AllwoodC F N KoegelenbergU LallaF Retief
Published in: African journal of thoracic and critical care medicine (2023)
The findings of the report shows that there is a beneficial role of using inhaled nitric oxide to improve respiratory parameters, but that it does not translate to a mortality benefit. It adds to the investigation of establishing which patients, the duration and at what dose, inhaled nitric oxide should be used to gain maximum benefit for this subgroup of patients.
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