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Prolonged isoflurane anesthesia in a case of catastrophic asthma
Author(s) -
MIYAGI TOSHIHIKO,
GUSHIMA YASUHIRO,
MATSUMOTO TOMOAKI,
OKAMOTO KAZUFUMI,
MIIKE TERUHISA
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1997.tb03758.x
Subject(s) - medicine , isoflurane , anesthesia , asthma , anesthetic , refractory (planetary science) , physics , astrobiology
A 13‐year‐old female patient with life‐threatening asthma was treated with the inhalational anesthetic agent, 1% isoflurane, for 202 h (140 minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) hours). The patient survived and exhibited no significant side effects attributable to the medication. The present patient report provides additional clinical information supporting the utilization of long‐term isoflurane general anesthesia in the management of refractory status asthmaticus that have not responded to aggressive medical management.