Intraoperative care of severe bronchospasm
The incidence of asthma, a chronic inflammatory disease of the airway that increases the risk of intraoperative bronchospasm, is increasing and thus a higher number of asthmatic patients are presenting for anesthetic care. As intraoperative bronchospasm can be an acute life-threat- ening event, reco...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal
2021-09-01
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| Series: | Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal (PACCJ) |
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| Online Access: | http://www.anestesiarianimazione.com/PACCJ%202021/Intraoperative%20care%20of%20severe%20bronchospasm.pdf |
| Summary: | The incidence of asthma, a chronic inflammatory disease of the airway that increases the risk of intraoperative bronchospasm, is increasing and thus a higher number of asthmatic patients are presenting for anesthetic care. As intraoperative bronchospasm can be an acute life-threat- ening event, recognizing and mitigating risk factors as well as having a specific treatment algorithm in place may be helpful to facilitate safe care. We present a 3- year-old child who developed intraoperative bron- chospasm. The differential diagnosis of intraoperative
wheezing is presented, risk factors for intraoperative bronchospasm reviewed, and a treatment algorithm pro- posed. |
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| ISSN: | 2281-8421 |