Emergency treatment of status asthmaticus with enoximone
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RESPIRATION AND THE AIRWAY Emergency treatment of status asthmaticus with enoximone
Editor’s key points † Enoximone is a phospodiesterase III inhibitor, primarily used in treatment of heart failure. † The author presents a case report of eight patients with status asthmaticus refractory to treatment. † Enoximone was effective in all these patients in reversing bronchospasm. † Enoximone may have a role in refractory status asthmaticus in preventing tracheal intubation and mecha...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeu048