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A case report is presented demonstrating the beneficial β2 stimulating effect of halothane in a patient with status asthmaticus unresponsive to adequate conventional therapy. Twenty-four hours after the commencement of therapy, 0.5 per cent to 1.0 per cent halothane was administered for one hour with sustained reductions in peak inspiratory airway pressure and increases in dynamic and static effective compliances.
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Les auteurs présentent le cas ďun malade souffrant ďun état de mal asthmatique réfractaire à la thérapie conventionnelle. Cette observation démontre les effets favorables de la stimulation des récepteurs β2 par ľhalothane. Après vingt quatre heures de traitement inefficace, on a administré de ľhalothane aux concentrations de 0.5 à 1.0 pour cent pendant une heure. Ľinhalation de cet agent eut pour effets une diminution soutenue de la pression inspiratoire de pointe et une augmentation de la compliance dynamique et statique efficace.
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Colaco, C.M., Crago, R.R. & Weisbert, A. Halothane for status asthmaticus in the intensive care unit — a case report. Canad. Anaesth. Soc. J. 25, 329–330 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03005658
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