Challenging case of severe acute asthma in a mechanically ventilated patient managed with sevoflurane

Acute severe bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by hyperresponsiveness of the airways leading to bronchoconstriction. We present a case of refractory life‐threatening bronchial asthma that was managed with sevoflurane gas along with the standard treatment and achieved s...

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Published in:Clinical case reports 2023-02, Vol.11 (2), p.e6571-n/a
Main Authors: Munusamy, Satheesh, Monfared, Seyedeh Saba Nabavi, Iqbal, Phool, Abdussalam, Ahmed Lutfe Mohamad
Format: Article
Language:English
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Acidosis
Anesthesia
Asthma
Bronchodilators
Cardiac arrhythmia
Case Report
Case reports
Conflicts of interest
Consent
corticosteroids
Critical care
Editing
Emergency medical care
Gases
inhalation anesthesia
Inhalers
Intubation
Patients
sevoflurane
Smooth muscle
Steroids
Ventilators
Writing
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Summary:Acute severe bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by hyperresponsiveness of the airways leading to bronchoconstriction. We present a case of refractory life‐threatening bronchial asthma that was managed with sevoflurane gas along with the standard treatment and achieved stability and clinical improvement through its bronchodilator and anesthetic effect.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.6571