Arteriovenous shunt in the management of severe asthma

Truedson, H.; Rosenhall, L.; Stjernberg, N.L.

European Journal of Respiratory Diseases 65(5): 362-364

1984


ISSN/ISBN: 0106-4339
PMID: 6745337
Document Number: 226112
Arteriovenous shunt is described as a possible method to achieve vascular access in selected chronically ill patients with poor peripheral veins and, in the case of acute exacerbation, a prompt demand for access to the venous blood flow. Three patients with severe bronchial asthma are described, in whom arteriovenous shunts have been of great value.

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