Inhaled nitric oxide for acute right-ventricular dysfunction after extrapleural pneumonectomy.

Abstract	Increased pulmonary vascular pressure and decreased right-ventricular performance may occur following pneumonectomy. Inhaled nitric oxide decreases right-ventricular afterload and improves cardiac index by selectively decreasing pulmonary vascular resistance without causing systemic hypotension. We report the use of inhaled nitric oxide in a patient with acute right-ventricular dysfunction after extrapleural pneumonectomy.
Authors	Evans R Fernández-Pérez, Mark T Keegan, Barry A Harrison
Journal	Respiratory care (Respir Care) Vol. 51 Issue 10 Pg. 1172-6 (Oct 2006) ISSN: 0020-1324 [Print] United States
PMID	17005064 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Nitric Oxide Epinephrine
Topics	Adult Epinephrine (therapeutic use) Female Humans Inhalation Lung Neoplasms (surgery) Mesothelioma (surgery) Nitric Oxide (administration & dosage, therapeutic use) Pneumonectomy (adverse effects) Postoperative Complications (therapy) Ventricular Dysfunction, Right (etiology, therapy)

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