Use of Nitroprusside for Control of Pulmonary Hypertension in Repair of Ventricular Septal Defect

After repair of a ventricular septal defect (VSD) in a 3-year-old child with markedly elevated pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), sodium nitroprusside was administered by intravenous infusion at 3.0 μg per kilogram of body weight per minute. Nitroprusside was effective in reducing pulmonary artery...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 1980-01, Vol.29 (1), p.70-73
Hauptverfasser:	Faraci, Philip A., Rheinlander, Harold F., Cleveland, Richard J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Child, Preschool Female Ferricyanides - therapeutic use Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - complications Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular - surgery Humans Hypertension, Pulmonary - drug therapy Hypertension, Pulmonary - etiology Nitroprusside - therapeutic use Postoperative Care
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