Successful Prolonged Use of Ketamine Intravenous Infusion in Status Asthmaticus
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use of ketamine in severe status asthmaticus in intensive care unit
bronchial asthma represents an increased airways responsiveness to vari¬ous stimulants, leading to reversible obstruction of expiratory flow and chronic inflammatory changes in airways wall. ketamine has been demonstrated to lower airway resistance and to increase lung compliance in the asthmatic patients. in several studies and case reports it has been used successfully in the management of st...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Open Access Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2642-1143
DOI: 10.23880/oajprs-16000125