| Bronchospasm during the Maintenance of General Anesthesia: A case report. |
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Sae Cheol Oh, Youn Suk Son, Shin Woo Nam, Keon Jung Yoon |
1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea. oscane@naver.com
2Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Sun General Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
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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. |
| Key Words:
bronchospasm; general anesthesia; hypercarbia; maintenance |
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