Effects of inhaled nitric oxide on haemodynamics and gas exchange in children after having undergone cardiac surgery utilising cardiopulmonary bypass.
Enrique G VillarrealSalvatore AielloLee W EveySaul FloresRohit S LoombaPublished in: Cardiology in the young (2020)
Inhaled nitric oxide in children immediately after cardiopulmonary bypass decreases mean pulmonary artery pressure significantly and decreases the arterial carbon dioxide concentration significantly without significantly altering other haemodynamic parameters. This results in a statistically shorter duration of mechanical ventilation and cardiac ICU length of stay without altering overall hospital length of stay.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- nitric oxide
- pulmonary artery
- carbon dioxide
- intensive care unit
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- cardiac surgery
- coronary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- young adults
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- cystic fibrosis
- nitric oxide synthase
- hydrogen peroxide
- respiratory failure
- healthcare
- acute kidney injury
- left ventricular
- emergency department
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- heart failure
- ionic liquid
- drug induced