Just Say No to iNO in Preterms —Really?

Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) can complicate the clinical course of neonates born term and preterm with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (HRF) and contributes to high morbidity and mortality.1,2 In a study of infants born at term and near-term, PPHN occurred in approximately 2 per 1000 live births.3 In contrast, the prevalence of PPHN among 12  954 infants born extremely preterm from a Japanese cohort was reported at 8.1%, with the trend increasing over the past decade due to increased survival of infants with extremely low birth weight and the growing awareness of PPHN in infants born preterm.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: Workshop/Symposium Summary Source Type: research