Esmolol aids extubation in intensive care patient with ischaemic pulmonary oedema.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 49-year-old man with a history of ischaemic heart disease failed successful tracheal extubation on four consecutive occasions following emergency surgery because of the development of acute pulmonary oedema. Attenuation of the cardiovascular responses to tracheal tube removal by pretreatment with an intravenous infusion of esmolol hydrochloride allowed successful extubation of the patient to be achieved.
Medical subject headings
- Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
- Propanolamines
- Pulmonary Edema
- Ventilator Weaning