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[Intraoperative bronchospasm during paranasal sinus surgery -- indicator of aspirin intolerance syndrome?]
A Rozsasi1, N Blidaru, M Rockemann
1Universitätsklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde Ulm. ajnacska.rozsasi@uniklinik-ulm.de
Background:
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether an intraoperative bronchospasm is more frequent in sinus surgery than in non-sinus surgery, whether its appearance after application of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) is an indicator of an aspirin intolerance syndrome, and whether its appearance can be interpreted as an aspirin provocation test.
Methods:
Anaesthesia charts from 5 years were retrospectively analysed whether anaphylactic/allergic reactions or bronchospasm were observed intraoperatively. In these cases the ENT charts of the patients were analysed and the occurrence of an analgesic-induced bronchospasm was assumed according to a probability algorithm.
Patients:
All operations in general anaesthesia of an otorhinolaryngology clinic were analysed.
Results:
An intraoperative bronchospasm was observed significantly more often in patients undergoing sinus surgery than during other ENT operations. In 17 of 23 patients a possible/probable analgesic-induced bronchospasm after application of NSAID was found. Diclofenac was intraoperatively given in 3 patients, diclofenac and metamizole in 5 patients, metamizole in 7 patients, paracetamol in 1 patient, and paracetamol and metamizole in 1 patient.
Conclusions:
An intraoperative bronchospasm during sinus surgery is not a clear indicator of an aspirin intolerance syndrome. An analgesic-induced bronchospasm can also be observed after paracetamol and metamizole. It can not be interpreted analogous to an aspirin provocation test.
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