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PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA

The Influence of Inhaled Nitric Oxide on Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism in a Child with Traumatic Brain Injury

Monica S. Vavilala, MD^*, Joan S. Roberts, MD, Anne E. Moore, RVT, David W. Newell, MD, and Arthur M. Lam, MD^*

Departments of *Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, and Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Address correspondence to Monica S. Vavilala, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Harborview Medical Center, 325 Ninth Avenue, Box 359724, Seattle, WA 98104. Address email to vavilala{at}u washington.edu.

IMPLICATIONS: The effects of inhaled nitric oxide (INO) on cerebrovascular hemodynamics are not well established. We report no adverse cerebral effects with INO therapy in a child with traumatic brain injury.

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