Inhaled aerosolized prostacyclin and nitric oxide as selective pulmonary vasodilators in ARDS - A pilot study

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 564-568

  Van Heerden, P V ^a   Blythe, D ^a   Webb, S A R ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lung: acute respiratoiy distress syndrome, vasodilator prostacyclin, nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTACYCLIN; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS OXYGEN TENSION; MALE; OXYGENATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029910276     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9602400510     Document Type: Article

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