The effect of sedation with propofol on postoperative bronchoconstriction in patients with hyperreactive airway disease.

Pedersen, C M · Intensive Care Med · 1992

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Two patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease developed postoperatively bronchospasm after insertion of a prostetic aortic valve. Continuous sedation with propofol infusion was associated with a significant decline in peak inspiratory pressure suggesting that propofol may have bronchodilating properties.

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