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Chapter 20 - Complications of Anesthesia: Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2025

By
Andrew Glasgow Perez
Edited by
Dharti Patel ,
Sang J. Kim ,
Himani V. Bhatt  and
Alopi M. Patel
Dharti Patel
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai West and Morningside Hospitals, New York
Sang J. Kim
Affiliation:
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Himani V. Bhatt
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai West and Morningside Hospitals, New York
Alopi M. Patel
Affiliation:
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey
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Summary

Administration of anesthesia is related to numerous associated complications including cardiovascular, respiratory, medication-related, machine-related, position-related, or block-related complications. This chapter discusses the etiology, prevention, and management of numerous complications in the perioperative period.

Keywords

anesthesia complicationsbronchospasmlaryngospasmaspirationthermodysregulationradiationallergic reactions
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BASIC Essentials
A Comprehensive Review for the Anesthesiology BASIC Exam
 , pp. 108 - 113
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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