Background Asthma is a common disease in children and often develops early in life. This
multicentre retrospective case series describe the use and effectiveness of sevoflurane …

A 3‐month‐old boy with retractive breathing from his birth was scheduled for a rigid
bronchoscopic examination. Anesthesia was induced and maintained with sevoflurane. The …

Objective To describe the use of inhaled isoflurane in a series of children with life-
threatening asthma. Design Retrospective case series. Setting Pediatric intensive care unit …

Objectives: To describe the effect of inhaled sevoflurane in the treatment of severe refractory
bronchospasm in children. Design: Retrospective case series. Setting: Two PICUs of tertiary …

Conclusion The volatile anesthetic agent, sevoflurane, is used widely in anesthesia practice.
Its utility for treatment of refractory bronchospasm has been appreciated for years; however …

Isoflurane therapy for status asthmaticus in children: A cas... : Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Isoflurane therapy for status asthmaticus in children: A case series and protocol : Pediatric …

Status asthmaticus is an acute, intractable asthma attack refractory to standard interventions
that can lead to progressive respiratory failure. Successful management requires a …

A 13‐year‐old female patient with life‐threatening asthma was treated with the inhalational
anesthetic agent, 1% isoflurane, for 202 h (140 minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) …

Two adults and two children with life-threatening asthma refractory to maximal standard
therapy were treated with the inhalational anesthetic agent isoflurane. In each case, the …

Propofol may cause histamine release and alter airway tone and reactivity. Although its use
has been reported to be safe in asthmatics, there is a lack of information on its effect on lung …