Inhaled Iloprost in Preterm Infants with Severe Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Pulmonary Hypertension

YILMAZ O., Kahveci H., Zeybek C., Ciftel M., Kilic O.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY, vol.31, no.4, pp.321-326, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0033-1348949
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.321-326
  • Keywords: nitric oxide, pulmonary hypertension, preterm infant, aerosolized iloprost, NITRIC-OXIDE, MAGNESIUM-SULFATE, AEROSOLIZED PROSTACYCLIN, PREMATURE-INFANTS, NEWBORN, FAILURE, OXYGENATION, SUPPORT
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective Many vasodilator drugs, including inhaled iloprost, are used to treat insufficient pulmonary vasodilatation, which is the main issue in pulmonary hypertension in newborns.