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Gaudard P, Barbanti C, Rozec B, Mauriat P, M'rini M, Cambonie G, Liet JM, Girard C, Leger PL, Assaf Z, Damas P, Loron G, Lecourt L, Amour J, Pouard P. New Modalities for the Administration of Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Intensive Care Units After Cardiac Surgery or for Neonatal Indications: A Prospective Observational Study. Anesth Analg 2019; 126:1234-1240. [PMID: 29341967 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000002813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Nitric oxide (NO) has a well-known efficacy in pulmonary hypertension (PH), with wide use for 20 years in many countries. The objective of this study was to describe the current use of NO in real life and the gap with the guidelines. METHODS This is a multicenter, prospective, observational study on inhaled NO administered through an integrated delivery and monitoring device and indicated for PH according to the market authorizations. The characteristics of NO therapy and ventilation modes were observed. Concomitant pulmonary vasodilator treatments, safety data, and outcome were also collected. Quantitative data are expressed as median (25th, 75th percentile). RESULTS Over 1 year, 236 patients were included from 14 equipped and trained centers: 117 adults and 81 children with PH associated with cardiac surgery and 38 neonates with persistent PH of the newborn. Inhaled NO was initiated before intensive care unit (ICU) admission in 57%, 12.7%, and 38.9% with an initial dose of 10 (10, 15) ppm, 20 (18, 20) ppm, and 17 (11, 20) ppm, and a median duration of administration of 3.9 (1.9, 6.1) days, 3.8 (1.8, 6.8) days, and 3.1 (1.0, 5.7) days, respectively, for the adult population, pediatric cardiac group, and newborns. The treatment was performed using administration synchronized to the mechanical ventilation. The dose was gradually decreased before withdrawal in 86% of the cases according to the usual procedure of each center. Adverse events included rebound effect for 3.4% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.9%-8.5%) of adults, 1.2% (95% CI, 0.0%-6.7%) of children, and 2.6% (95% CI, 0.1%-13.8%) of neonates and methemoglobinemia exceeded 2.5% for 5 of 62 monitored patients. Other pulmonary vasodilators were associated with NO in 23% of adults, 95% of children, and 23.7% of neonates. ICU stay was respectively 10 (6, 22) days, 7.5 (5.5, 15) days, and 9 (8, 15) days and ICU mortality was 22.2%, 6.2%, and 7.9% for adults, children, and neonates, respectively. CONCLUSIONS This study confirms the safety of NO therapy in the 3 populations with a low rate of rebound effect. Gradual withdrawal of NO combined with pulmonary vasodilators are current practices in this population. The use of last-generation NO devices allowed good compliance with recommendations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Philippe Gaudard
- From the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, and PhyMedExp, University of Montpellier, CNRS, INSERM, Montpellier, France
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- Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, Anesthesia and Perfusion Unit, Reference Centre for Complex Congenital Cardiac Disease, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Congenital Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care II, Maison du Haut Lévêque - Groupe Hospitalier Sud, Pessac, France
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- Neonatal and pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Bocage Central, Dijon, France
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- Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, Anesthesia and Perfusion Unit, Reference Centre for Complex Congenital Cardiac Disease, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège, Liège, Belgique
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Reims, Reims, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR INSERM 1166, IHU ICAN, and Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
| | - Philippe Pouard
- Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care, Anesthesia and Perfusion Unit, Reference Centre for Complex Congenital Cardiac Disease, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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