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. 1994 Jan;49(1):90–91. doi: 10.1136/thx.49.1.90

Response to ketamine in status asthmaticus resistant to maximal medical treatment.

A Hemming 1, I MacKenzie 1, S Finfer 1
PMCID: PMC474120  PMID: 8153950

Abstract

The case is reported of a 28 year old woman with status asthmaticus unresponsive to three days of maximal medical treatment. Resolution of bronchospasm was achieved with an infusion of the intravenous anaesthetic agent ketamine.

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