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Esmolol aids extubation in intensive care patient with ischaemic pulmonary oedema
Author(s) -
Duane D. T.,
Redwood S. R.,
Grounds R. M.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb07794.x
Subject(s) - medicine , esmolol , anesthesia , tracheal tube , intensive care , ischaemic heart disease , surgery , intubation , cardiology , blood pressure , intensive care medicine , heart rate
Summary A 49‐year‐old man with a history of ischaemic heart disease failed successful tracheal extubation on four consecutive occasions following emergency surgery because of the development of acute pulmonary oedema. Attenuation of the cardiovascular responses to tracheal tube removal by pretreatment with an intravenous infusion of esmolol hydrochloride allowed successful extubation of the patient to be achieved.