Challenging case of severe acute asthma in a mechanically ventilated patient managed with sevoflurane

Acute severe bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by hyperresponsiveness of the airways leading to bronchoconstriction. We present a case of refractory life‐threatening bronchial asthma that was managed with sevoflurane gas along with the standard treatment and achieved s...

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Published in:	Clinical case reports Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. e6571 - n/a
Main Authors:	Munusamy, Satheesh, Monfared, Seyedeh Saba Nabavi, Iqbal, Phool, Abdussalam, Ahmed Lutfe Mohamad
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01-02-2023 John Wiley and Sons Inc Wiley
Subjects:	Acidosis Anesthesia Asthma Bronchodilators Cardiac arrhythmia Case Report Case reports Conflicts of interest Consent corticosteroids Critical care Editing Emergency medical care Gases inhalation anesthesia Inhalers Intubation Patients sevoflurane Smooth muscle Steroids Ventilators Writing asthma sevoflurane inhalation anesthesia corticosteroids bronchodilators
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Summary:	Acute severe bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by hyperresponsiveness of the airways leading to bronchoconstriction. We present a case of refractory life‐threatening bronchial asthma that was managed with sevoflurane gas along with the standard treatment and achieved stability and clinical improvement through its bronchodilator and anesthetic effect.
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ISSN:	2050-0904 2050-0904
DOI:	10.1002/ccr3.6571