Refractory Status Asthmaticus: A Case for Unconventional Therapies

Status Asthmaticus is a common reason for Emergency Room visits in children. Most of the asthma flares are successfully managed by use of β agonist and steroids. If these therapies fail to halt the progression of asthma, a number of medical therapies may be used to treat it. However, the data suppor...

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Autores principales: Vohra, Rohit, Sachdev, Anil, Gupta, Dhiren, Gupta, Neeraj, Gupta, Suresh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6201647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30405290
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_191_18
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Sumario:Status Asthmaticus is a common reason for Emergency Room visits in children. Most of the asthma flares are successfully managed by use of β agonist and steroids. If these therapies fail to halt the progression of asthma, a number of medical therapies may be used to treat it. However, the data supporting the use of these therapies are conflicting. We present successful use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and isoflurane in a child with Refractory Status Asthmaticus.

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