Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Brain Injury

Summary

This study will evaluate the changes in respiratory mechanics following traumatic brain injury and determine the effect of inhaled nitric oxide on gas exchange.

Timeline

Start

2018-12-12

Primary completion

2023-12-28

Completion

2023-12-28

Publications

• Background Schumacker PT, Rhodes GR, Newell JC, Dutton RE, Shah DM, Scovill WA, Powers SR. Ventilation-perfusion imbalance after head trauma. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1979 Jan;119(1):33-43. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1979.119.1.33.
• Background Cooper KR, Boswell PA. Accurate measurement of functional residual capacity and oxygen consumption of patients on mechanical ventilation. Anaesth Intensive Care. 1983 May;11(2):151-7. doi: 10.1177/0310057X8301100212.
• Background Koutsoukou A, Perraki H, Raftopoulou A, Koulouris N, Sotiropoulou C, Kotanidou A, Orfanos S, Roussos C. Respiratory mechanics in brain-damaged patients. Intensive Care Med. 2006 Dec;32(12):1947-54. doi: 10.1007/s00134-006-0406-0. Epub 2006 Oct 20.
• Background Gruber A, Reinprecht A, Illievich UM, Fitzgerald R, Dietrich W, Czech T, Richling B. Extracerebral organ dysfunction and neurologic outcome after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Crit Care Med. 1999 Mar;27(3):505-14. doi: 10.1097/00003246-199903000-00026.
• Background Holland MC, Mackersie RC, Morabito D, Campbell AR, Kivett VA, Patel R, Erickson VR, Pittet JF. The development of acute lung injury is associated with worse neurologic outcome in patients with severe traumatic brain injury. J Trauma. 2003 Jul;55(1):106-11. doi: 10.1097/01.TA.0000071620.27375.BE.
• Background Pelosi P, Severgnini P, Chiaranda M. An integrated approach to prevent and treat respiratory failure in brain-injured patients. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2005 Feb;11(1):37-42. doi: 10.1097/00075198-200502000-00006.
• Background Garry PS, Ezra M, Rowland MJ, Westbrook J, Pattinson KT. The role of the nitric oxide pathway in brain injury and its treatment--from bench to bedside. Exp Neurol. 2015 Jan;263:235-43. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2014.10.017. Epub 2014 Oct 29.
• Background Terpolilli NA, Kim SW, Thal SC, Kuebler WM, Plesnila N. Inhaled nitric oxide reduces secondary brain damage after traumatic brain injury in mice. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2013 Feb;33(2):311-8. doi: 10.1038/jcbfm.2012.176. Epub 2012 Nov 28.
• Background Papadimos TJ, Medhkour A, Yermal S. Successful use of inhaled nitric oxide to decrease intracranial pressure in a patient with severe traumatic brain injury complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome: a role for an anti-inflammatory mechanism? Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2009 Feb 17;17:5. doi: 10.1186/1757-7241-17-5.
• Background Papadimos TJ. The beneficial effects of inhaled nitric oxide in patients with severe traumatic brain injury complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome: a hypothesis. J Trauma Manag Outcomes. 2008 Jan 14;2(1):1. doi: 10.1186/1752-2897-2-1.
• Background Vavilala MS, Roberts JS, Moore AE, Newell DW, Lam AM. The influence of inhaled nitric oxide on cerebral blood flow and metabolism in a child with traumatic brain injury. Anesth Analg. 2001 Aug;93(2):351-3 , 3rd contents page. doi: 10.1097/00000539-200108000-00023.
• Background Dellinger RP, Zimmerman JL, Taylor RW, Straube RC, Hauser DL, Criner GJ, Davis K Jr, Hyers TM, Papadakos P. Effects of inhaled nitric oxide in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: results of a randomized phase II trial. Inhaled Nitric Oxide in ARDS Study Group. Crit Care Med. 1998 Jan;26(1):15-23. doi: 10.1097/00003246-199801000-00011.
• Background Lundin S, Mang H, Smithies M, Stenqvist O, Frostell C. Inhalation of nitric oxide in acute lung injury: results of a European multicentre study. The European Study Group of Inhaled Nitric Oxide. Intensive Care Med. 1999 Sep;25(9):911-9. doi: 10.1007/s001340050982.
• Price AD, Baucom MR, Blakeman TC, Smith M, Gomaa D, Caskey C, Pritts T, Strilka R, Branson RD, Goodman MD. Just Say NO: Inhaled Nitric Oxide Effect on Respiratory Parameters Following Traumatic Brain Injury in Humans and a Porcine Model. J Surg Res. 2024 Apr;296:497-506. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.12.045. Epub 2024 Feb 6.

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