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Intravenous magnesium sulphate in the management of refractory bronchospasm in a ventilated asthmatic
Author(s) -
Mills R.,
Leadbeater M.,
Ravalia A.
Publication year - 1997
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.1365-2044.1997.176-az0312.x
Subject(s) - bronchospasm , medicine , mechanical ventilation , theophylline , anesthesia , aminophylline , acute severe asthma , magnesium , asthma , refractory (planetary science) , weaning , ventilation (architecture) , intensive care , intensive care medicine , respiratory disease , lung , physics , astrobiology , mechanical engineering , materials science , engineering , metallurgy
A 25‐year‐old man with severe asthma was admitted to intensive care for mechanical ventilation. Conventional treatment with beta agonists, theophylline and steroids resulted in little improvement. Magnesium sulphate was used to reduce bronchospasm and airway pressure. This produced considerable clinical improvement, which facilitated weaning from mechanical ventilation.