Asthma, surgery, and general anesthesia: A review

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 251-254

  Tirumalasetty, Jyothi ^a   Grammer, Leslie C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Corticosteroids; General anesthesia; Preoperative evaluation; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; BECLOMETASONE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HALOTHANE; HYDROCORTISONE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIVACURIUM; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PREDNISONE; PROPOFOL; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SEVOFLURANE; THEOPHYLLINE; THIOPENTAL; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ANAMNESIS; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATATION; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFLAMMATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG COMPLICATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; REVIEW; SURGERY; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ASTHMA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646772546     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900600643162     Document Type: Review

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