Inhalation of nitric oxide as a life-saving therapy in a patient after pulmonary embolectomy.
We describe a 54-yr-old man with cardiogenic shock caused by acute right heart failure after pulmonary embolectomy. Inhalation of nitric oxide led to immediate improvement in respiratory and haemodynamic variables. Inhaled nitric oxide can be used to reduce acute right heart failure until conventional therapy can provide successful haemodynamic stability.
Schenk
P
P
Department of Internal Medicine 4, University of Vienna, Allgemeines Krankenhaus, Austria.
Pernerstorfer
T
T
Mittermayer
C
C
Kranz
A
A
Frömmel
M
M
Birsan
T
T
Ratheiser
K
K
D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000601:surgery*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D009569:Nitric Oxide