Response categorization and outcomes in extremely premature infants born at 22-26 weeks gestation that received inhaled nitric oxide for hypoxic respiratory failure.

Timothy J BolyJohn M DagleJonathan M KleinDanielle R RiosPatrick J McNamara Regan E Giesinger

Published in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2022)

Extremely premature infants have a positive response rate to iNO comparable to term infants when used for PH in the transitional period. Infants with a negative response to iNO had worse outcomes, necessitating the determination of the underlying physiology of HRF prior to iNO initiation.

Keyphrases

gestational age
nitric oxide
respiratory failure
preterm infants
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation
type diabetes
cystic fibrosis
low birth weight
intensive care unit
hydrogen peroxide
metabolic syndrome
mass spectrometry
weight loss
acute respiratory distress syndrome