Ketamine in status asthmaticus: A review

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 154-161

  Goyal, Shweta ^a   Agrawal, Amit ^a  

^a Chirayu Medical College Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Bronchodilator; Emergency department; Intensive care unit; Ketamine; Status asthmaticus

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; KETAMINE;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMATIC STATE; BREATHING; BREATHING MECHANICS; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DYSPHORIA; GAS EXCHANGE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84884227753     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.117048     Document Type: Review

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