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Halothane treatment of severe asthma to avoid mechanical ventilation
Author(s) -
Padkin A. J.,
Baigel G.,
Morgan G. 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.1365-2044.1997.208-az0345.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchospasm , mechanical ventilation , anesthesia , halothane , intubation , asthma , exacerbation , ventilation (architecture) , tracheal intubation , intensive care unit , intensive care medicine , mechanical engineering , engineering
A 41‐year‐old woman was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit with a severe exacerbation of asthma. She was exhausted despite maximal standard medical treatment. Instead of tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation a subanaesthetic dose of halothane was delivered in 100% oxygen using a close‐fitting face mask. Her brochospasm resolved within minutes. The argument for using inhaled halothane to avoid tracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation and their side‐effects is presented.