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Nitric oxide inhalation in infants and children: physiologic and clinical implications
- Source :
- American Journal of Critical Care. 4:443-450
- Publication Year :
- 1995
- Publisher :
- AACN Publishing, 1995.
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Abstract
- Nitric oxide is a significant biologic mediator in a number of physiologic processes. Clinical and laboratory studies in both human and animal models have uncovered a number of conditions responsive to nitric oxide therapy. The use of inhaled nitric oxide is rapidly expanding into neonatal and pediatric critical care. Presently, the primary clinical indication for nitric oxide is pulmonary hypertension of either a primary or secondary etiology. Some patient populations that are refractory to conventional management demonstrate significant improvement when receiving nitric oxide therapy. This article discusses the physiologic properties of nitric oxide, as well as its diagnostic and therapeutic indications. Specific issues regarding nitric oxide delivery, monitoring, safety standards, and nursing care are also addressed.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Inhalation
business.industry
General Medicine
Critical Care Nursing
medicine.disease
Nitric oxide metabolism
Pulmonary hypertension
Nitric oxide
chemistry.chemical_compound
Nursing care
chemistry
medicine
Pediatric critical care
Nitric oxide therapy
Intensive care medicine
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1937710X and 10623264
- Volume :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American Journal of Critical Care
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........11fea9dafc9238d412cf85e5773cbf77