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Respiratory tract infection and anaesthesia Haemophilus influenzae pneumonia that developed under anaesthesia
Author(s) -
CAMPBELL N. N.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1990.tb14831.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , anesthesia , respiratory tract , general anaesthesia , intensive care unit , ventilation (architecture) , haemophilus influenzae , anesthesiology , respiratory system , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , mechanical engineering , microbiology and biotechnology , engineering , biology
Summary A 2‐year‐old boy with symptoms of a minor upper respiratory tract infection developed Haemophilus influenzae pneumonia that presented as hypoxaemia under anaesthesia for minor emergency surgery. The patient required 72 hours of mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit after the anaesthetic and thereafter made an uneventful recovery. The value of pre‐operative chest radiology and the possible contributory effect of anaesthesia are discussed.