Use of a Microprocessor in the Control of Malignant Hypertension with Sodium Nitroprusside
- 1 August 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 7 (4), 414-417
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.1977.tb04407.x
Abstract
In a malignant hypertensive, steady control of blood pressure at a pre-determined level was achieved with the continuous i.v. infusion of sodium nitroprusside. A microprocessor was programmed to assess the patient''s blood pressure and adjust the rate of nitroprusside infusion so that a mean pressure of 106 mmHg was achieved. Brief interruption of the nitroprusside infusion allowed the effectiveness of changes in oral therapy to be evaluated. Thiocyanate concentrations were measured throughout as an index of potential nitroprusside toxicity. After 6 days blood pressure control was maintained with oral therapy alone and papilledema had almost resolved.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
- DiazoxideNew England Journal of Medicine, 1976
- Microprocessors?—An End User's ViewScience, 1976
- Microprocessor Application: A Less Sophisticated ApproachScience, 1976
- Tachyphylaxis to Sodium NitroprussideAnesthesiology, 1976
- Methemoglobinemia after Sodium Nitroprusside TherapyNew England Journal of Medicine, 1975
- Vasodilator Therapy of Idiopathic Lactic AcidosisNew England Journal of Medicine, 1975
- Sodium NitroprussideNew England Journal of Medicine, 1975
- Hemodynamic and Metabolic Responses to Vasodilator Therapy in Acute Myocardial InfarctionCirculation, 1973
- IMPROVED LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION DURING NITROPRUSSIDE INFUSION IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTIONThe Lancet, 1972
- The determination of thiocyanate in blood serumBiochemical Journal, 1944