Inhaled nitric oxide for the postoperative management of pulmonary hypertension in infants and children with congenital heart disease
Bizzarro M, Gross I, Barbosa FT. Inhaled nitric oxide for the postoperative management of pulmonary hypertension in infants and children with congenital heart disease. 2014, 2014: cd005055. PMID: 24991723, PMCID: PMC10728583, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd005055.pub3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean pulmonary arterial pressurePulmonary hypertensive crisisCongenital heart diseaseLong-term mortalityPulmonary hypertensionHeart rateMethaemoglobin levelsNeurodevelopmental disabilitiesHospital stayArterial pressureNitric oxidePostoperative managementHeart diseaseEfficacy of iNOUse of iNOPulmonary arterial pressureSystemic blood pressureArterial oxygen tensionLength of stayMarkers of toxicityConventional managementHypertensive crisisPostoperative administrationPulmonary vasodilationSecondary outcomes