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[Epidural anesthesia for patients with bronchial asthma]
T Kasaba1, H Katsuki, M Taniguchi
1Department of Anesthesiology, Miyazaki Medical College.
Masui. the Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology
|October 1, 1996
Summary
Epidural anesthesia using lidocaine or mepivacaine did not trigger asthma attacks in 16 surgical patients. Attacks in two patients were linked to intubation and general anesthesia, not the epidural block itself.
Area of Science:
- Anesthesiology
- Pulmonology
- Critical Care Medicine
Background:
- The safety of epidural anesthesia in patients with bronchial asthma remains a clinical concern.
- Asthmatic patients present unique challenges during surgical procedures due to potential airway hyperreactivity.