Shigeharu Hosono, Tutomu Ohno, Hirofumi Kimoto, Masaki Shimizu, Shigeru Takahashi, Kensuke Harada
Inhaled nitric oxide therapy might reduce the need for hyperventilation therapy in infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
Aim: To determine whether inhaled nitric oxide might reduce the need for excessive respiratory alkalosis to maintain systemic oxygenation in infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN).
Materials and methods: A retrospective historical cohort study of 34 infants with PPHN with oxygenation index (OI) of 25 or more, including 19 infants without inhaled nitric oxide (i-NO) therapy (control group) and 15 infants with inhaled nitric oxide therapy (i-NO group) was performed. The initial dose of 10 ppm of i-NO was administered and no responders received the maximum dose of 25 ppm. We evaluated the mortality rate and the change of OI index and PaCO2 during the first 6 days.
Results: There were no significant differences in characteristics between groups. Two of 15 in the i-NO group and 6 of 19 infants in the control group died during the first 48 h. Baseline OI, PaCO2 and arterial pH were similar in the two groups. OI in the i-NO group was significantly higher than in the control group between 12 and 96 h. PaCO2 in the i-NO group was higher than in the control group between 24 and 144 h.
Conclusion: i-NO therapy for PPHN might improve systemic oxygenation without excessive hypocapnia. However there was no reduction in duration of ventilation support or oxygen supply.
Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Print ISSN: 1619-3997
Volume: 34, 08/2006
Pages: 333 - 337
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