ISOFLURANE THERAPY FOR STATUS-ASTHMATICUS IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS

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作者
JOHNSTON, RG
NOSEWORTHY, TW
FRIESEN, EG
YULE, HA
SHUSTACK, A
机构
[1] ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSP, DEPT ADULT INTENS CARE, RM 4228, 10240 KINGSWAY, EDMONTON T5H 3V9, ALBERTA, CANADA
[2] UNIV ALBERTA, FAC DIV CRIT CARE MED, EDMONTON T6G 2E1, ALBERTA, CANADA
[3] ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSP, DEPT PHARM, EDMONTON T5H 3V9, ALBERTA, CANADA
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10.1378/chest.97.3.698
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Two adults and two children with life-threatening asthma refractory to maximal standard therapy were treated with the inhalational anesthetic agent isoflurane. In each case, the temporal response to the initiation of therapy was striking. All patients survived and none experienced adverse reactions attributable to the drug. Rapid therapeutic benefit, minimal side effects, absence of cumulative toxicity, and ease of administration are factors supporting the use of isoflurane for patients with severe asthma.
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页码:698 / 701
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