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CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

Intraoperative Use of Inhaled PGI₂ for Acute Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Failure

Rebecca A. Schroeder, MD^*, Gregg L. Wood, MD^*, Jeffrey S. Plotkin, MD, and Paul C. Kuo, MD

*Department of Anesthesia, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland; and Departments of Anesthesia and Surgery, Georgetown University, Washington DC

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Rebecca A. Schroeder, MD, Department of Anesthesia, National Naval Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20889. Address e-mail to bekkuo{at}yahoo.com

Implications: Inhaled prostacyclin (PGI₂) can be used as an effective pulmonary vasodilator intraoperatively to treat pulmonary hypertension and impending right ventricular failure.

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