Open AccessAnesthetic Considerations for Patients Undergoing Bronchial Thermoplasty
Author(s) -
Jagroop S. Saran,
Melissa Kreso,
Sandhya Khurana,
Michael Nead,
Michael J. Larj,
Suzanne Karan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000002425
Subject(s) - bronchial thermoplasty , medicine , anesthesia , anesthetic , asthma , airway , airway management , airway resistance
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.