Posts by Bijan Safaee Fakhr, MD
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High-dose Inhaled Nitric Oxide Safe, Effective for Non-Intubated COVID-19 Patients
Lorenzo Berra, MD, and Bijan Safaee Fakhr, MD, of the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, and colleagues found that high-dose inhaled nitric oxide produced a beneficial effect on the respiratory system of non-intubated hospitalized COVID-19 patients without adverse events.
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Case Series: Inhaled Nitric Oxide as Rescue Therapy for Nonintubated Patients with Severe COVID-19
Lorenzo Berra, MD, and Bijan Safaee Fakhr, MD, of the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, report that administering high-dose nitric oxide to non-intubated critically ill patients with COVID-19 was feasible and well tolerated.
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Case Series: Inhaled Nitric Oxide for Pregnant Patients with Severe or Critical COVID-19
High-dose nitric oxide gas rapidly improved shortness of breath in six pregnant patients who had severe or critical COVID-19, and in five cases viral infection resolved within 28 days.