NITRIC OXIDE INHALATION FOR THE PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE

摘要

use of nitric oxide as gaseous productto prevent or control the inflammatory reaction following aextracorporeal blood circulating in humans or animals. preferably, theproduct gas is inhaled and is administered to a human or an animal byoral or nasal intubation and during at least a part of the preparation phaseduring operation, and in a part ofthe recovery after surgery. also preferably, the drug is administeredat a concentration of 0.5 to 80 ppm. the use of nitric oxide is alsoto protect the lung, liver and kidney function.due to the neural blood flow bypass and to produce an effectrelaxing in the left ventricle of the heart muscle.