Nicardipine Is a Safe, Efficacious, and Cost-Effective Antihypertensive for Neonates and Young Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.

Entela B LushajJoshua L HermsenKari NelsonKate AmondMonica BogenschutzShannon ArndtMike WilhelmPetros V Anagnostopoulos

Published in: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery (2022)

Nicardipine can be safely used as a first-line antihypertensive in infants. The use of nicardipine as initial antihypertensive therapy rather than sodium nitroprusside can lead to a significant reduction in medication costs without jeopardizing clinical outcomes.

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