1. Inhaled nitric oxide therapy in adults: European expert recommendations.
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Germann, Peter, Braschi, Antonio, Rocca, Giorgio Della, Anh Tuan Dinh-Xuan, Falke, Konrad, Frostell, Claes, Gustafsson, Lars E., Hervé, Philippe, Jolliet, Philippe, Kaisers, Udo, Litvan, Hector, Macrae, Duncan J., Maggiorini, Marco, Marczin, Nandor, Mueller, Bernd, Payen, Didier, Ranucci, Marco, Schranz, Dietmar, Zimmermann, Rainer, and Ullrich, Roman
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NITRIC oxide , *THERAPEUTICS , *ADULT respiratory distress syndrome , *RESPIRATORY insufficiency , *PULMONARY hypertension , *CRITICAL care medicine , *HEART failure treatment , *THERAPEUTIC use of nitric oxide , *PULMONARY hypertension treatment , *ADULT respiratory distress syndrome treatment , *TREATMENT of reperfusion injuries , *COMPARATIVE studies , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL cooperation , *MEDICAL protocols , *RESEARCH , *RESPIRATORY therapy , *EVALUATION research , *INHALATION administration - Abstract
Background: Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) has been used for treatment of acute respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension since 1991 in adult patients in the perioperative setting and in critical care.Methods: This contribution assesses evidence for the use of iNO in this population as presented to a expert group jointly organised by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and the European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologists.Conclusions: Expert recommendations on the use of iNO in adults were agreed on following presentation of the evidence at the expert meeting held in June 2004. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2005
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