Asthma is a chronic airway inflammatory disease that is associated with variable expiratory
flow, variable respiratory symptoms, and exacerbations which sometimes require …

Inhaled sedation was recently approved in Europe as an alternative to intravenous sedative
drugs for intensive care unit (ICU) sedation. The aim of this narrative review was to …

Rationale: Sevoflurane improves gas exchange, and reduces alveolar edema and
inflammation in preclinical studies of lung injury, but its therapeutic effects have never been …

The development of clinical breath-analysis is confounded by the variability of background
volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Reliable interpretation of clinical breath-analysis at …

Background To conduct a systematic review looking into the use of sevoflurane in the
management of status asthmaticus (SA) in adults. Methods We performed a systematic …

Bronchospasm is caused by reversible constriction of the smooth muscles of the bronchial
tree. This causes obstruction of the lower airways, which is commonly seen at the …

Abstract Changes have been made to the AnaConDa device (Sedana Medical, Stockholm,
Sweden), decreasing its size to reduce dead space and carbon dioxide (CO 2) retention …

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of sevoflurane on the
neurologic pupil index (NPi), obtained by means of automated pupillometry, between …

Objective In intensive care unit (ICU) patients, intravenous (iv) and volatile agents are used
for sedation. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of dexmedetomidine …

Selective beta-adrenoceptor agonists are worldwide prescribed to manage bronchial
obstruction. However, they expose to a potential risk of hyperlactatemia and lactic acidosis …