Prehospital Treatment of Acute Pulmonary Edema with Intravenous Bolus and Infusion Nitroglycerin.

Michael C PerlmutterMatthew W CohenNathan S StrattonMarc Conterato

Published in: Prehospital and disaster medicine (2020)

Patients treated with IVB NTG for APE had reduction in blood pressure and improvement in SpO2 compared to their original presentation. Prehospital treatment of APE with IVB appears to be feasible and safe. A randomized trial is needed to confirm these findings.

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