Intravenous ketamine to facilitate noninvasive ventilation in a patient with a severe asthma exacerbation

Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Nov;33(11):1720.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.03.066. Epub 2015 Apr 7.

Authors

Emeen Kiureghian¹, J Michael Kowalski²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center, 5501 Old York Road, Korman B-9, Philadelphia, PA 19141. Electronic address: Kiureghe@gmail.com.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Einstein Medical Center, 5501 Old York Road, Korman B-9, Philadelphia, PA 19141.

PMID: 25895715
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.03.066

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anesthetics, Dissociative / therapeutic use*
Humans
Ketamine / therapeutic use*
Male
Noninvasive Ventilation*
Status Asthmaticus / therapy*

Substances

Anesthetics, Dissociative
Ketamine