All patients with asthma are at risk of having exacerbations. Hospitalizations and emergency
department (ED) visits account for a large proportion of the health-care cost burden of …

Ketamine is a very versatile inexpensive drug and plays an invaluable role in the developing
world. In regions where access and funding for a wider range of drugs is problematic, its …

Ketamine, the phencyclidine derivative described in 1965, is an intravenous anesthetic with
a variety of applications. The enthusiasm following its initial release subsided due to side …

Acute exacerbations of asthma can lead to respiratory failure requiring ventilatory
assistance. Noninvasive ventilation may prevent the need for endotracheal intubation in …

The incidence of asthma is increasing worldwide, but morbidity and mortality are decreasing
because of improvements in medical care. Although the incidence of severe perioperative …

INTRODUCTION: Ketamine has been used extensively for analgesia and anesthesia in
many situations, including disaster surgery where extra personnel and advanced monitoring …

Ketamine HCl is a rapidly acting general anesthetic with sedative and analgesic properties
that has been reported to have favorable effects on the cardiovascular and pulmonary …

Objective: To evaluate the evidence for the use of intravenous ketamine for analgosedation
in the intensive care unit. Methods: MEDLINE and EMBASE were queried from inception …

Since airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and allergic inflammatory changes are regarded
as the primary manifestations of asthma, the main goals of asthma treatment are to decrease …

Ketamine is a noncompetitive antagonist of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor. It has been
widely used in anesthesia and pain management. Ketamine has been administered via the …