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coronavirus-ohio-tests-nitric-oxide-treatment
coronavirus-ohio-tests-nitric-oxide-treatment

Coronavirus: Ohio tests nitric oxide treatment

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Centre has launched a new clinical trial that uses inhaled nitric oxide to treat coronavirus patients.

Researchers are administrating continuously pulsed inhaled nitric oxide via a Bellerophon INOpulse® delivery system to prevent the progression of the virus in patients with mild to moderate coronavirus-related pneumonia.

The targeted treatment is given to patients who require oxygen but before a ventilator is needed to support breathing.

“There’s a greater likelihood of death among COVID-19 patients with pneumonia who are placed on a ventilator,” said Dr. Sitaramesh Emani, Principal Investigator, Cardiologist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Centre.

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