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Response categorization and outcomes in extremely premature infants born at 22-26 weeks gestation that received inhaled nitric oxide for hypoxic respiratory failure
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Response categorization and outcomes in extremely premature infants born at 22-26 weeks gestation that received inhaled nitric oxide for hypoxic respiratory failure

Timothy J Boly, John M Dagle, Jonathan M Klein, Danielle R Rios, Patrick J McNamara and Regan E Giesinger
Journal of perinatology, Vol.43(3), pp.324-331
2023
DOI: 10.1038/s41372-022-01582-4
PMCID: PMC10173872
PMID: 36509816
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10173872/pdf/nihms-1893978.pdfView
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Abstract

To evaluate the outcomes of extremely premature infants who received inhaled nitric oxide(iNO) for hypoxic respiratory failure(HRF). Retrospective analysis of 107 infants born 22-26 weeks gestation who received iNO for HRF at a single institution. Infants were categorized as positive, negative, or no responders based on change in FiO or OI. Underlying physiology was determined using Echocardiography/Radiography/Biochemistry. 63% of infants had a positive response; they received iNO earlier and were more likely to have acute pulmonary hypertension(PH). Positive response correlated with decreased incidence of death or grade 3 BPD at 36 weeks postmenstrual age, as compared to a negative response. Extremely premature infants have a positive response rate to iNO comparable to term infants when used for PH in the transitional period. Infants with a negative response to iNO had worse outcomes, necessitating the determination of the underlying physiology of HRF prior to iNO initiation.

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