Journal of anesthesia
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Journal of anesthesia · Dec 1998
Nitric oxide inhalation increases oxygen delivery after cardiovascular surgery in adult patients whether or not they have pulmonary hypertension.
The purpose of this study was to quantify the increase in oxygen delivery (DO2) produced by nitric oxide (NO) inhalation, and to clarify whether NO inhalation might be effective in adult patients after cardiovascular surgery whether or not they have pulmonary hypertension (PH). ⋯ NO inhalation increases DO2 by approximately 20% in adult patients after cardiovascular surgery, irrespective of whether or not they have pulmonary hypertension.