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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Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care Journal,
2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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| 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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| Item Description: | 10.14587/paccj.2021.18 2281-8421 |