These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Epoprostenol therapy for primary pulmonary hypertension.
    Author: Cheever KH, Kitzes B, Genthner D.
    Journal: Crit Care Nurse; 1999 Aug; 19(4):20-7. PubMed ID: 10614244.
    Abstract:
    Although a rare disease, PPH is deadly. Until recently, patients had little hope for remission of this disease. Originally viewed as a "bridge to transplantation," new research findings suggest that epoprostenol significantly improves PPH so that transplantation may not be necessary. Treatment with epoprostenol is difficult to manage, however, because it requires continuous central infusion. Nurses have a key role in ensuring that patients safely and effectively manage this therapy.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]