Successful use of inhaled nitric oxide to decrease intracranial pressure in a patient with severe traumatic brain

Thomas J Papadimos1, Azedine Medhkour, Sooraj Yermal

  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43614, USA. thomas.papadimos@utoledo.edu

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