Inhaled nitric oxide for acute right-ventricular dysfunction after extrapleural pneumonectomy.

نویسندگان

  • Evans R Fernández-Pérez
  • Mark T Keegan
  • Barry A Harrison
چکیده

Increased pulmonary vascular pressure and decreased right-ventricular performance may occur following pneumonectomy. Inhaled nitric oxide decreases right-ventricular afterload and improves cardiac index by selectively decreasing pulmonary vascular resistance without causing systemic hypotension. We report the use of inhaled nitric oxide in a patient with acute right-ventricular dysfunction after extrapleural pneumonectomy.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Respiratory care

دوره 51 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006