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Volatile anaesthetic for treatment of respiratory failure from status asthmaticus requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation #MMPMID31948977
LaGrew JE; Olsen KR; Frantz A
BMJ Case Rep 2020[Jan]; 13 (1): ? PMID31948977show ga
A 37-year-old male smoker with asthma presented with status asthmaticus refractory to terbutaline, intravenous magnesium, continuous bronchodilators, steroids, heliox and theophylline infusion. He was intubated on hospital day 2 and cannulated for veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-V ECMO) on hospital day 3 for refractory respiratory acidosis secondary to hypercapnia and hypoxemia despite maximum medical management over 4 days. He was started on inhaled isoflurane with improvement in peak airway pressures and respiratory acidosis, allowing for prompt weaning from V-V ECMO and extubation. Inhaled volatile anaesthetics exert a direct action on bronchiole smooth muscle causing relaxation with significant effect despite severely impaired pulmonary function. This treatment in patients on ECMO may allow for earlier decannulation and decreased risk of coagulopathy, ECMO circuit failure, infection, renal failure, pulmonary haemorrhage and central nervous system haemorrhage. However, major limitations exist in delivering volatile anaesthetics, which may make use inefficient and costly despite efficacy.
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