Nitric oxide in the management of pulmonary hypertension in the context of cardiac surgery in the adult.
Pulmonary hypertension is a significant problem to take into account in the post-operative management of cardiac patients, especially valvular patients. Inhaled nitric oxide allows more effective control of pulmonary pressure and other hemodynamic parameters, with better post-operative results. We present a clinical case of a patient with mitral stenosis and severe pulmonary hypertension, with post-operative hemodynamic instability, in which we used inhaled nitric oxide for better control of pulmonary pressures and to help ventilator weaning.
Serviço de Cirurgia Cardiotorácica, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Lisboa, Portugal. ana_timoteo@yahoo.com
Ana Teresa
AT
Timóteo
Miguel
M
Abecassis
Pedro
P
Baptista
Maria José
MJ
Rebocho
João
J
Queiroz  e Melo
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D009569:Nitric Oxide