Inhaled Nitric Oxide

Inhaled nitric oxide (INO) is a natural vasodilator and has been studied for a variety of types of respiratory failure. Most commonly, it is used as an initial treatment for neonates with hypoxic respiratory failure to improve oxygenation and reduce the need for invasive extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). It is also proposed as a treatment for premature infants, critically ill children, and adults with respiratory failure, as well as in the postoperative management of children undergoing repair of congenital heart disease and patients after lung transplantation to prevent or reduce reperfusion injury.