[Preanesthetic evaluation, preparation and prognostic prediction for bronchial asthma]

The most important matter in preanesthetic evaluation of patients with bronchial asthma is recognition of its severity and the state controlled by drugs. We should judge them generally by history taking, physical examination and respiratory functional examination in each individual patient, and should take care not to induce attack. The use of anodyne such as aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may cause violent bronchospasm, shock, loss of consciousness and even respiratory arrest. When we use such drugs, we have to be careful especially in perioperative period.