Giving transplant patients NO gas boosts post-surgical liver function. The colorless gas improves post-surgical liver function by minimizing reperfusion injury, an unwanted side effect of restoring blood flow swiftly to a donor organ moments after transplantation into the recipient, the study authors said. NO can be toxic to humans if breathed at high doses without medical supervision.
Inhaling Nitric Oxide Helps Transplant Success
- ScienceDaily
- 3. 9 2007 (11:00)