Extubate asthma deep?

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Per Miller, Ch 25

"Asthma: Optimize therapy; use bronchodilators; possibly extubate during deep anesthesia"

Just to avoid laryngospasm during extubation when pt's more awake? Commonly done?

Thanks in advance.

 

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Per Miller, Ch 25

"Asthma: Optimize therapy; use bronchodilators; possibly extubate during deep anesthesia"

Just to avoid laryngospasm during extubation when pt's more awake? Commonly done?

Thanks in advance.

Deep extubation is done to avoid triggering bronchospasm when the anesthesia becomes light and the ETT is still in place. It's a fairly common practice.
Laryngospasm is a different issue not related to asthma as you know.

 

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Thanks - still clueless (but reading)