Persistent pulmonary hypertension in the neonate: diagnosis and management

J Pediatr. 1983 Oct;103(4):505-14. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(83)80573-3.

Abstract

PPHN should be recognized as a clinical condition associated with a number of pulmonary and systemic diseases. Present therapy has resulted in increased survival, but the aggressive methods required to produce improvement necessitate a clear understanding of the underlying pathophysiology in order to minimize sequelae.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Hyperventilation / diagnosis
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Oxygen / blood
  • Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome / therapy
  • Prognosis
  • Respiration, Artificial
  • Vasodilator Agents / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Vasodilator Agents
  • Oxygen