Anesthesiologists encounter asthmatic patients routinely. This common disease frequently complicates the peri- operative care of those patients who live with it and can occasionally lead to life-threatening complications. This review takes the anesthesiologist’s perspective to discuss asthma and how asthmatic patients can be safely guided through an anesthetic. We will discuss frequently used asthma medications, pre-operative disease optimization, management of intra-operative bronchospasm, and post-operative considerations for asthmatic patients. Anesthesiologists can make a positive difference in the outcomes of these patients with proper preoperative evaluation using a stepwise approach to disease management and by minimizing bronchoconstriction and effectively treating it when it develops.
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Applegate, R. (2013). The Perioperative Management of Asthma. Journal of Allergy & Therapy, 01(S11). https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-6121.s11-007
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