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. 2018 May;126(5):1575-1579.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000002425.

Anesthetic Considerations for Patients Undergoing Bronchial Thermoplasty

Jagroop S Saran  1 , Melissa Kreso  1 , Sandhya Khurana  2 , Michael Nead  2 , Michael Larj  2 , Suzanne Karan  1
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Anesthetic Considerations for Patients Undergoing Bronchial Thermoplasty

Jagroop S Saran et al. Anesth Analg. 2018 May.

Abstract

Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is a novel, Food and Drug Administration-approved nondrug treatment for patients whose asthma remains uncontrolled despite traditional pharmacotherapy. BT involves application of controlled radiofrequency energy to reduce airway smooth muscle in large- and medium-sized airways. Although BT is often performed under general anesthesia, anesthetic management strategies for BT are poorly described. We describe the anesthetic management of 7 patients who underwent 19 BT treatments in a tertiary academic medical center.

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  • Intrinsic Plan B Airway for Patients Undergoing Bronchial Thermoplasty.
    Sorbello M, Gaçonnet C, Skinner M. Sorbello M, et al. Anesth Analg. 2018 Nov;127(5):e83-e84. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003726. Anesth Analg. 2018. PMID: 30138169 No abstract available.
  • In Response.
    Saran JS, Kreso M, Karan S. Saran JS, et al. Anesth Analg. 2018 Nov;127(5):e84. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003728. Anesth Analg. 2018. PMID: 30138175 No abstract available.

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