Response to ketamine in status asthmaticus resistant to maximal medical treatment.
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The case is reported of a 28 year old woman with status asthmaticus unresponsive to three days of maximal medical treatment. Resolution of bronchospasm was achieved with an infusion of the intravenous anaesthetic agent ketamine.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 49 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994