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Management of the cardiovascular complications

Authoring team

Cardiovascular complications may be treated with:

  • prostacyclin and/or N-acetylcysteine - to improve the oxygen extraction ratio

  • vasopressor agents such as adrenaline and noradrenaline:
    • to increase mean arterial blood pressure
    • may decrease the oxygen extraction ratio

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