Does prophylactic inhaled nitric oxide reduce morbidity and mortality after lung transplantation?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 516-520

  Tavare, Aniket N ^a   Tsakok, Teresa ^b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Lung transplantation; Mechanical ventilation; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REPERFUSION INJURY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; BENCHMARKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREMEDICATION; PRIMARY GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054887229     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2011.274365     Document Type: Article

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