The management of life-threatening airflow obstruction

Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 294-306

  Corbridge, T ^a   Hall, J B ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

anti inflammatory therapy; bronchodilator therapy; lung hyperinflation; permissive hypercapnia; post paralytic myopathy; status asthmaticus

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HELIOX; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; KETAMINE; LORAZEPAM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE SULFATE; PROPOFOL; SALBUTAMOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; THEOPHYLLINE;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMATIC STATE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0031007943     PISSN: 01753851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003900050053     Document Type: Review

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