Reflections on year one of a new residency program: Lessons for future leaders from residents and educators.

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. As the number of graduating medical students increases, the number of primary care residency positions is not keeping pace.

Intravenous epoprostenol improves oxygenation index in patients with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn refractory to nitric oxide.

Objectives: Evaluate the short-term effects of IV epoprostenol in neonates with persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN) of the newborn.

Study Design: We reviewed 36 patients with inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) refractory PPHN placed on IV epoprostenol from 2010 to 2015. Patients were categorized as responders or non-responders (who either died or required extracorporeal membranous oxygenation).