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CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

The Combination of Inhaled Nitric Oxide and Pulmonary Artery Balloon Inflation Improves Oxygenation During Whole-Lung Lavage

Marie-Josée Nadeau, MD^*, Dany Côté, MD FRCPC, and Jean S. Bussières, MD FRCPC

*Département d’Anesthésiologie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada; and Département d’Anesthésiologie, Hôpital Laval, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de l’Université Laval, Québec, Canada

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Jean S. Bussières, MD, FRCPC, Department of Anesthesiology, Hôpital Laval, 2725, Chemin Ste-Foy, Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada, G1V 4G5. Address e-mail to jean.bussieres{at}anr.ulaval.ca

We present a case in which the use of inhaled nitric oxide associated with temporary partial unilateral pulmonary artery occlusion further improved oxygenation during whole-lung lavage. This is the first case in the literature describing the simultaneous use of these two modalities.

IMPLICATIONS: We present a case in which the use of inhaled nitric oxide associated with temporary partial unilateral pulmonary artery occlusion further improved oxygenation during whole-lung lavage. This is the first case in the literature describing the simultaneous use of these two modalities.