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Unexpected bronchospasm during spinal anesthesia.

E K McGough·J A Cohen
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Asthma and bronchospastic disease are common in patients presenting for anesthesia. Intraoperative bronchospasm can be a life-threatening problem. One approach to these patients is to use regional anesthesia because it is believed that this will reduce the complication rate. Presented here is a case of bronchospasm occurring during regional anesthesia that was unresponsive to beta agonists. The use of atropine in the treatment of bronchospasm also is discussed.

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E K McGough, J A Cohen. Unexpected bronchospasm during spinal anesthesia.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0952-8180(90)90047-7

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