Use of Inhaled Nitric Oxide to Prevent Pulmonary Hypertension Associated to Stored Blood Transfusion
Hypertension, Pulmonary, Hemolysis
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Hypertension, Pulmonary focused on measuring Catheterization, Swan-Ganz, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Blood Transfusion, Nitric Oxide
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Provide written informed consent
- Elective cardiac or aortic surgery
- One or more blood transfusions scheduled for clinical reasons
- Presence of an arterial catheter and pulmonary arterial catheter
Exclusion Criteria:
- Emergent cardiac surgery.
- Patients requiring irradiated or washed blood transfusions.
Sites / Locations
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
No Intervention
No Intervention
Active Comparator
Young blood transfusion
Old blood transfusion
Old blood transfusion and Nitric Oxide
The first group of patients (n=30) will be randomized to receive leukoreduced blood transfusion stored for less than 10 days
This randomized group of patients (n=30) will receive leukoreduced blood transfusion stored for more than 30 days
This randomized group of patients (n=30) will receive leukoreduced blood transfusion stored for more than 30 days while breathing nitric oxide (80 part per million) and oxygen