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British Journal of Anaesthesia 2009 103(2):307-308; doi:10.1093/bja/aep187
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© The Author [2009]. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Board of Directors of the British Journal of Anaesthesia. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournal.org

Subanaesthetic sevoflurane by a helmet for bronchospasm after tracheal extubation

M. Carron*, U. Freo and C. Ori

Padova, Italy

* E-mail: micarron@libero.it

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Editor—We would like to report a case of successful treatment of bronchospasm after tracheal extubation with subanaesthetic sevoflurane delivered by a helmet. A 59-yr-old female was undergoing elective laparoscopic adrenalectomy for a 7 mm tumour. The patient was taking pantoprazole for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and had no history of asthma or allergy to medication. After induction of general anaesthesia, the anaesthetist intubated the trachea (Cormack and Lehane Grade IIIA) at the third attempt and after the insertion of a Frova airway intubating introducer® (Cook . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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