The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 31, 90-91, Copyright © 1981 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Pharmacological blood pressure reduction as an adjunct in the operation for patent ductus arteriosus
TE Williams Jr, TP Beach and JW Kilman
In some patients with patent ductus arteriosus, it is especially difficult
to obtain an adequate length of the ductus for its safe division. In these
patients, additional length can be obtained by pharmacological reduction of
the blood pressure with sodium nitroprusside. The management of 2 such
patients is reported.