Chinese Journal of Nursing 2010;45(5):425-426

doi:10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2010.05.012

Safety management of 15 patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension treated by aerosolized iloprost

Fen GU ; Min HU ; Juan YAO ; Ying YU ; Xin JIANG ; Xiaoxia YAN ; Jie CHENG ; Xiqi XU ; Zhicheng JING

Keywords

Iloprost; Hypertension,Pulmonary; Safety Management

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

This paper summarizes the key points of safety management for 15 patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension treated by aerosolized iloprost. All patients achieved significant improvements and none of them suffered any severe side effect. Complete safety management during the therapeutic procedure improved the patients' treatment confidence and compliance,and thereafter strengthened the efficacy of treatment.