Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Emergency Medical Transport of the Newborn
- 1 March 2020
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in NeoReviews
- Vol. 21 (3), e157-e164
- https://doi.org/10.1542/neo.21-3-e157
Abstract
Randomized controlled trials in the 1990s confirmed the safety and efficacy of inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) in near-term and term newborns with hypoxemic respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension, demonstrating improved oxygenation and reduced need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy. However, in about 30% to 40% of sick newborns, these improvements in oxygenation and hemodynamics are not sustained and affected infants often require rapid transfer to an ECMO center despite the initiation of iNO. Abrupt discontinuation of iNO therapy before transport in patients who have had little apparent clinical benefit can be harmful because of acute deterioration with severe hypoxemia. Thus, continued use of iNO therapy during hospital transfer of infants with pulmonary hypertension is important. In this review, we describe: 1) the history of iNO use during transport; 2) a practical approach to iNO during transport; and 3) guidelines for the initiation of iNO before or during transport.Keywords
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