Prolonged isoflurane anesthesia in a case of catastrophic asthma

Pediatrics International

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 375-378

  Miyagi, Toshihiko ^a   Gushima, Yasuhiro ^a   Matsumoto, Tomoaki ^a   Okamoto, Kazufumi ^a   Miike, Teruhisa ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Isoflurane; Mechanical ventilation; Status asthmaticus

Indexed keywords

ISOFLURANE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; ISOFLURANE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; STATUS ASTHMATICUS;

EID: 0031007596     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.1997.tb03758.x     Document Type: Article

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