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 patients. in several studies and case reports it has been used successfully in the management of st...

Status asthmaticus is a rare, fatal condition, especially in children. Sometimes respiratory support is insufficient with a mechanical ventilator or medical therapy for patients with status asthmaticus. In such situations, early extracorporeal membrane oxygenation application is a useful method for treating refractory respiratory failure. We report on a case of a six-year-old, male child who un...

Status asthmaticus (SA) is a common medical emergency faced by emergency department and intensive care specialists. Timely evaluation and treatment is required to prevent the morbidity and mortality associated with respiratory failure. SA is a severe asthma exacerbation that proves refractory to standard treatment regimens and represents the most extreme end of the asthma spectrum. Research eff...

Status asthmaticus continues to be significant cause of intensive care admission, morbidity, and mortality in pediatric populations. Furthermore, despite improved outpatient management and broader use of controller medications, patients with severe status asthmaticus account for a notable proportion of these admissions. There is variability in management and outcomes between institutions; howev...

Status asthmaticus, or acute severe asthma [ 1 ], is a potentially life-threatening episode of severe asthma failing to respond to usually effective or increasing amounts of inhaled [32-adrenergic agonists and theophylline preparations . Such an acute episode of asthma is often preceded by inadequate control of symptoms over the preceding weeks with more rapid deterioration 24 h immediately bef...

Our objective was to describe the outcomes for extracorporeal life support (ECLS) use in adult respiratory failure because of status asthmaticus and to determine whether ECLS use in status asthmaticus is associated with greater survival than other indications for ECLS. This retrospective cohort study used the multicenter, International ECLS Organization Registry. The study population included 1...

Our objective was to describe the outcomes for extracorporeal life support (ECLS) use in adult respiratory failure because of status asthmaticus and to determine whether ECLS use in status asthmaticus is associated with greater survival than other indications for ECLS. This retrospective cohort study used the multicenter, International ECLS Organization Registry. The study population included 1...