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Abstract
The prostacyclins-prostanoids were one of the first medications used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Three prostanoids have been developed to treat PAH: epoprostenol, treprostinil, and iloprost. In the acute setting, experience is growing, using the inhaled forms of these three medications. Inhalation may improve ventilation/perfusion matching, whereas in the intravenous form these medications may cause nonselective pulmonary vasodilation and may worsen ventilation/perfusion matching. Currently, there are no universal recommendations for dosing delivery of inhaled prostanoids to intubated patients in the intensive care unit setting.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20216163 PMCID: PMC3116926 DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181d10845
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Crit Care Med ISSN: 1529-7535 Impact factor: 3.624