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February 1, 2001AnesthesiologyOpen Access

Is There a Place for Inhaled Nitric Oxide in the Therapy of Massive Pulmonary Embolism?

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Why the study?

Does inhaled nitric oxide improve hemodynamics in patients with massive pulmonary embolism?

Population

Patients with massive pulmonary embolism (and preclinical models of massive air embolism)

Design

Editorial

Authors

JTJosé E. Tanus‐SantosHMHeitor Moreno

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Overview

Inhaled NO may improve hemodynamics in pulmonary embolism; leaves open the need for randomized trials before clinical adoption.

Structured PICO

Does inhaled nitric oxide improve hemodynamics in patients with massive pulmonary embolism?

P
Population
Patients with massive pulmonary embolism (and preclinical models of massive air embolism)
I
Intervention
Inhaled nitric oxide
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Outcome
Pulmonary vasodilation and improvement in cardiac function/hemodynamicssurrogate

This editorial highlights the potential therapeutic role of inhaled nitric oxide in massive pulmonary embolism to reduce pulmonary vascular resistance and improve right ventricular function.

Limitations

  • Extrapolating findings from animal models and small case series to clinical situations is still a matter of debate.

Cite This Study

Tanus‐Santos et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a71197fc92390ac2d07e4fahttps://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200102000-00027
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