[elizabells]

Originally Posted by corks

For PPHN.

Huh. I've never heard of that. Something new to research tonight, yayyyy!



elizabells = giant nerd

[Jolie]

Originally Posted by elizabells

Huh. I've never heard of that. Something new to research tonight, yayyyy!



elizabells = giant nerd

I was thinking the same thing, elizabells.

Having been on Mag for preterm labor, I can vouch that it made me sick as a dog, with every possible side-effect. I would feel really bad for a poor baby on that stuff. I sure hope s/he was well medicated for pain/sedation!

[elizabells]

Without having looked it up, all I can think is that maybe it's a smooth muscle relaxant. Hence it could be used for both PTL and PPHN.

[SteveRN21]

Until they stop breathing or develop NEC from mag toxicity....

I'll take iNO or sildenafil anyday.....

[Jolie]

Originally Posted by SteveRN21

I'll take...sildenafil anyday.....

I bet you would!

[elizabells]

Originally Posted by Jolie

I bet you would!

*snerk*

The sildenafil gives them such a headache, though. Z used to cry and cry, and it took us days to figure out that tylenol actually worked better than bolusing his Fentanyl drip.

He also had the, uh, other side effect, which was pretty weird.

[SteveRN21]

Hardy har har.....

[corks]

Viagra is slowly becoming fashionable here in the UK but MgSo4 is still one of the first choices for pulmonary hypertension in our unit. Our consultants are a bit too stiff to try anything up and comingor am I being too naughty!!!!!!!!!!

[SteveRN21]

Originally Posted by corks

Viagra is slowly becoming fashionable here in the UK but MgSo4 is still one of the first choices for pulmonary hypertension in our unit.

Do you guys across the pond use inhaled nitric oxide therapy for PPHN? (iNOtherapy)

[corks]

Yep we do. We don't have the facility in my unit and would have to transfer the infant to our sister regional unit. Have worked in other units were NO was used sometimes sucessfully sometimes not.