[Effect of inhaled nitric oxide in a patient with intracranial hypertension]

D Peillon; V Jault; O Le Vavaseur; C Bellanger-Depagne; J Jaoua; C Combe

doi:10.1016/s0750-7658(99)80073-2

[Effect of inhaled nitric oxide in a patient with intracranial hypertension]

Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 1999 Feb;18(2):225-9. doi: 10.1016/s0750-7658(99)80073-2.

[Article in French]

Authors

D Peillon¹, V Jault, O Le Vavaseur, C Bellanger-Depagne, J Jaoua, C Combe

Affiliation

¹ Service de réanimation, CHG de Villefranche-sur-Saône, France.

PMID: 10207595
DOI: 10.1016/s0750-7658(99)80073-2

Abstract

Inhaled nitric oxide (NO) may be beneficial in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The effects of inhaled NO on intracranial pressure have not yet been assessed. This case shows the beneficial effects of inhaled NO in a patient with ARDS and intracranial hypertension.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Administration, Inhalation
Adult
Female
Humans
Intracranial Hypertension / etiology
Intracranial Hypertension / physiopathology
Intracranial Hypertension / therapy*
Nitric Oxide / administration & dosage
Nitric Oxide / therapeutic use*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / complications
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / physiopathology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy*
Vasodilation

Substances

Nitric Oxide