Ketamina en asma / Ketamine for asthma

Octubre 17, 2016. No. 2481

Ketamina versus aminofilina en asma aguda en niños. Estudio aleatorizado, controlado Ketamine versus aminophylline for acute asthma in children: A randomized, controlled trial. Tiwari A, Guglani V, Jat KR. Ann Thorac Med 2016;11:283-8 Abstract Background: There is a lack of consensus regarding second-line therapy in children with acute asthma who fail to the standard therapy. Ketamine had bronchodilator property and may be useful in the treatment of acute asthma. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ketamine as compared to aminophylline in children with acute asthma who respond poorly to the standard therapy. Methods: This randomized controlled trial included patients with acute asthma having Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure (PRAM) score ≥5 at 2 h of standard therapy. The enrolled patients received either intravenous (IV) ketamine or IV aminophylline. Primary outcome measure was change in PRAM score at the end of intervention. Secondary outcome measures included adverse effects, change in PO2and PCO2, need for mechanical ventilation, and duration of hospital stay. Results: The trial included 24 patients each in ketamine and aminophylline groups. The baseline parameters were similar between the groups. The primary outcome was similar in both the groups with a change in PRAM score of 4.00 ± 1.25 and 4.17 ± 1.68 (P = 0.699) in ketamine and aminophylline groups, respectively. The secondary outcomes were not different between the groups. Conclusion: Ketamine and aminophylline were equally effective for children with acute asthma who responded poorly to the standard therapy. Keywords: Acute asthma, aminophylline, children, ketamine PDF   ¿Es la ketamina salvadora en los infantes con asma severa aguda? Is ketamine a lifesaving agent in childhood acute severe asthma? Hendaus MA1, Jomha FA2, Alhammadi AH1. Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2016 Feb 22;12:273-9. doi: 10.2147/TCRM.S100389. eCollection 2016. Abstract Children with acute severe asthma exacerbation are at risk of developing respiratory failure. Moreover, conventional aggressive management might be futile in acute severe asthma requiring intubation and invasive ventilation. The aim of this review is to detail evidence on the use of ketamine in childhood asthma exacerbations. A search of the MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases was performed, using different combinations of the following terms: ketamine, asthma, use, exacerbation, and childhood. In addition, we searched the references of the identified articles for additional articles. We then reviewed titles and included studies that were relevant to the topic of interest. Finally, the search was limited to studies published in English and Spanish from 1918 to June 2015. Due to the scarcity in the literature, we included all published articles. The literature reports conflicting results of ketamine use foracute severe asthma in children. Taking into consideration the relatively good safety profile of the drug, ketamine might be a reasonable option in the management of acute severe asthma in children who fail to respond to standard therapy. Furthermore, pediatricians and pediatric emergency clinicians administering ketamine should be knowledgeable about the unique actions of this drug and its potential side effects. KEYWORDS: asthma; children; ketamine PDF XIII Congreso Virtual Mexicano de Anestesiología Octubre a Diciembre 2016 Información / Information L Congreso Mexicano de Anestesiología Noviembre 2-6, 2016 Información / Information 17h World Congress of Anaesthesiologists, WFSA Sep 6-11, 2020 Prague, Czech Republic Informes / Information

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