Role of mechanical ventilation in acute severe asthma.
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
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1993 Oct-Dec; 35(4): 179-83
Article
Dans Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-30170
ABSTRACT
During the last 4 years, fifty-seven patients of acute severe asthma (ASA) were admitted to intensive care unit (ICU). Twenty-three patients required mechanical ventilation (MV) on 25 occasions. Indications to intubate were persistent hypoxia (PaO2 < or = 55 mm Hg) or hypercapnia with respiratory acidosis (64%), abnormal mentation (24%) and respiratory arrest (12%). All the patients were monitored for clinical features, arterial blood gases (ABG) and peak airway pressure (PAP). During MV, there was one case of pneumothorax (4%), seven (28%) cases of transient hypertension and one (4%) patient died. Mean duration of MV was 3 days and the outcome was favourable. Therefore, resorting to aggressive treatment early in the course of disease proves life saving in acute severe asthma.
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Disponible
Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Ventilation artificielle
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Asthme
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Sujet âgé
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
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Enfant
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Enfant d'âge préscolaire
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Maladie aigüe
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Adolescent
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
Année:
1993
Type:
Article
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