Bronchospasm during the Maintenance of General Anesthesia: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2005.49.4.532
- Author:
Sae Cheol OH
1
;
Youn Suk SON
;
Shin Woo NAM
;
Keon Jung YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea. oscane@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
bronchospasm;
general anesthesia;
hypercarbia;
maintenance
- MeSH:
Anesthesia, General*;
Bronchial Spasm*;
Humans;
Male;
Pneumothorax;
Risk Factors;
Smoke;
Smoking;
Ventilation
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2005;49(4):532-537
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Although a bronchospastic attack is common during the induction and emergence of general anesthesia, it is quite rare during maintenance of it. We experienced a severe case of a bronchospasm in a male patient during the maintenance of general anesthesia. His past medical history indicated no risk factors for the bronchospasm except for heavy smoking. He suffered from poor ventilation, hypercarbia and a pneumothorax that occurred abruptly, 2 hours after inducing general anesthesia. Ten hours later, he recovered his normal respiratory function without any respiratory complication. This case highlights the possibility of a bronchospasm during the maintenance of general anesthesia.
