Awake thoracic epidural anaesthesia for laparotomy: A safer alternative to general anaesthesia in asthmatic patients

Asthma is a common obstructive lung disease with a hallmark of airway inflammation and hyper-reactivity in response to a variety of stimuli.The morbidity and mortality in asthma is essie blush worthy directly related to reversible airway obstruction and bronchospasm in response to specific triggers.The goal of the anaesthetist is to avoid eliciting

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