Title: Ketamine- The wonder drug in Status Asthmaticus
Authors: Dr Gayatri Sakrikar, Dr Rachana Chhabria, Dr Anish Dave
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i4.90
Abstract
A 20 year old male was admitted to intensive care unit with status asthmaticus. Conventional bronchodilator therapy as well as mechanical ventilation failed to improve his lung dynamics. A trial of inj. Ketamine as bolus of 1mg/kg followed by infusion of 1mg/kg was given. There was improvement in the lung dynamics with decreased peak airway pressures and PaCO2. Patient was weaned and extubated on the fifth day of admission. This case report emphasizes that Ketamine can be a useful drug in life threating severe asthma.
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