Combination of inhaled nitric oxide and intravenous prostacyclin for successful treatment of severe pulmonary hypertension in a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 752-754

  Kuhlen, R ^a,b   Walbert, E ^a   Frankel P ^a   Thaden, S ^a   Behrendt, W ^a   Rossaint, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ARDS; Nitric oxide inhalation; Pulmonary hypertension; Pulmonary vasodilatation

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTACYCLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GAS EXCHANGE; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MALE; OXYGENATION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPOPROSTENOL; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 0032783593     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050941     Document Type: Article

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