Current status of inhaled nitric oxide therapy for lung transplantation in Japan: a nationwide survey.
Nobuyuki YoshiyasuMasaaki SatoDaisuke NakajimaYasuaki TomiokaYui WatanabeTakeshi ShiraishiSoichiro FunakiSumiko MaedaKoichi TomoshigeTakahiro NakajimaTomoshi TsuchiyaSeiichiro SugimotoIchiro YoshinoTakeshi NagayasuMasayuki ChidaMasato MinamiYoshinori OkadaShinichi ToyookaHiroshi DateJun NakajimaPublished in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2021)
Inhaled NO therapy was performed in almost all patients who underwent lung transplantation in Japan and showed reasonable efficacy. Therefore, public health insurance coverage for inhaled NO therapy during lung transplantation is recommended.