Icatibant averting mechanical ventilation in acute ischemic stroke patient with alteplase-induced orolingual angioedema.
Aikaterini TheodorouEvangelia-Makrina DimitriadouDimitrios TzanetakosEleni BakolaMaria ChondrogianniLina PalaiodimouAnna KeramidaSofia VassilopoulouMichael MakrisGeorgios P ParaskevasGeorgios K TsivgoulisPublished in: European journal of neurology (2023)
This case highlights the effectiveness of icatibant in the acute management of alteplase-induced OA. In particular, icatibant administration, following first-line therapies including corticosteroids, antihistamines, and/or adrenaline, may avert tracheostomy and intubation in resistant and refractory cases with OA following intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke.
Keyphrases
- acute ischemic stroke
- mechanical ventilation
- respiratory failure
- drug induced
- high glucose
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- diabetic rats
- intensive care unit
- randomized controlled trial
- knee osteoarthritis
- liver failure
- systematic review
- cardiac arrest
- pulmonary embolism
- oxidative stress
- endothelial cells
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- low dose