Case Report

Nebu Venti Method of Intraoperative Bronchospasm Management

Abstract

Bronchospasm occurring under anaesthesia requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. This is especially of relevance when the patient has a pre-existing pulmonary pathology such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or bronchial asthma. Inhaled beta 2 agonists are the first line treatment that is delivered via the endotracheal tube in such patients, However, the delivery of such a therapeutic agent has its drawbacks due to the inadequate delivery of bronchodilator agent and volatile anaesthetic agent. In this article we describe a method to deliver the bronchodilator agent without interruption of the delivery of the volatile anaesthesia intra operatively.