Anesthetic Considerations for Patients Undergoing Bronchial Thermoplasty. (May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Saran, Jagroop S.; Kreso, Melissa; Khurana, Sandhya; Nead, Michael; Larj, Michael; Karan, Suzanne
• Is Part Of: Anesthesia & analgesia. Volume 126:Number 5(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-05
• Subjects: Anesthesiology -- Periodicals; Anesthesia; Anesthesiology; Analgesia; Analgesics; Anesthesiology -- Periodicals; 617.9605
• DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000002425
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0003-2999

Abstract

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.