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 pa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2003-12-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology |
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| Online Access: | https://ijaai.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijaai/article/view/52 |