title: [A survey of perioperative asthmatic attack among patients with bronchial asthma underwent general anesthesia].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We investigated the risk factor of perioperative asthmatic attack and effectiveness of preventing treatment for asthmatic attack before operation.
  
  
  METHODS
  We performed retrospective chart review of one hundred eleven patients with asthma underwent general anesthesia and surgical intervention from January 2006 to October 2007 in our hospital.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The rate of perioperative asthmatic attack were as follows; 10.2% (5 in 49 cases) in no pretreatment group, 7.5% (3 in 40 cases) in any pretreatments except for systemic steroid, and 4.5% (1 in 22 cases) in systemic steroid pretreatment group. Neither preoperative asthma severity nor duration from the last attack had significant relevancy to perioperative attack rate. The otolaryngological surgery, especially those have nasal polyp and oral surgery had high perioperative asthma attack rate, although there was no significant difference.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We recommend the systemic steroid pretreatment for asthmatic patients, especially when they have known risk factor such as administration of the systemic steroid within 6 months, or possibly new risk factor such as nasal polyp, otolaryngological and oral surgery.
authors: Department of Respirology, International Medical Center of Japan. iekenya0321@gmail.com
authors: Kenya
authors: K
authors: Ie
authors: Atsuto
authors: A
authors: Yoshizawa
authors: Satoru
authors: S
authors: Hirano
authors: Sinyuu
authors: S
authors: Izumi
authors: Masaaki
authors: M
authors: Hojo
authors: Haruhito
authors: H
authors: Sugiyama
authors: Nobuyuki
authors: N
authors: Kobayasi
authors: Kouichirou
authors: K
authors: Kudou
authors: Yasuhiro
authors: Y
authors: Maehara
authors: Masaharu
authors: M
authors: Kawachi
authors: Kouichi
authors: K
authors: Miyakoshi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013256:Steroids / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids