Treatment of Critical Status Asthmaticus in Children
Autor: | Gamal F. Monem, Michael O. Gayle, Lucian K. DeNicola, Niranjan Kissoon |
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Rok vydání: | 1994 |
Předmět: |
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Artificial ventilation medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Critical Care Critical Illness medicine.medical_treatment Status Asthmaticus Intensivist Pediatrics Intensive care Epidemiology medicine Humans Child Intensive care medicine Asthma Pediatric intensive care unit business.industry Respiratory disease Infant medicine.disease Respiration Artificial Respiratory failure Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health business |
Zdroj: | Pediatric Clinics of North America. 41:1293-1324 |
ISSN: | 0031-3955 |
Popis: | Status asthmaticus is complex in its etiology and pathophysiology and may be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Although there are many therapeutic options, specific inhaled beta 2-agonists, corticosteroids, and oxygen remain the mainstay of therapy. Several new drugs and some older drugs are being used in management; their exact role in treatment at present, however, relies largely on personal preferences. Innovative methods of providing ventilatory support are also emerging. What is quite clear is the fact that involvement of specialists (pulmonologists and intensivists) early in the course of severe status asthmaticus is needed to ensure optimal management and possibly favorable outcomes. |
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