Do you routinely use inhaled pulmonary vasodilators in the management of patients with ARDS with refractory hypoxemia?
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Do you use inhaled pulmonary vasodilators in the management of patients with ARDS with refractory hypoxemia?
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Pulmonology · Duke University Medical Center
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No, as of right now it is not routinely used.
There are some early animal models that suggest benefits, but other small clinical trials conducted over the last few years haven’t been able to show benefits.
Some providers have inhaled iloprost or inhaled nitric as the last resort when nothing else se...
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