INHALED NITRIC-OXIDE FOR PREMATURE-INFANTS AFTER PROLONGED RUPTURE OFTHE MEMBRANES

Authors
PELIOWSKI A FINER NE ETCHES PC TIERNEY AJ RYAN CA
Citation
A. Peliowski et al., INHALED NITRIC-OXIDE FOR PREMATURE-INFANTS AFTER PROLONGED RUPTURE OFTHE MEMBRANES, The Journal of pediatrics, 126(3), 1995, pp. 450-453
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
126
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
450 - 453
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1995)126:3<450:INFPAP>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
We evaluated the use of inhaled nitric oxide in eight premature infant s (520 to 1440 gm, 24 to 31 weeks of gestation) who failed to respond to conventional management and who had prolonged rupture of the membra nes and oligohydramnios. All infants had a significant improvement in oxygenation and a fall in mean airway pressure with inhaled nitric oxi de. Further studies are required to determine the safety and efficacy of this form of therapy.