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Can anesthesia cause breathing problems?
I am a 34 year old female. I want to know if anesthesia can cause breathing problems?
4 Answers
Some anesthetic medication can provoke brochospasm which can contribute to asthma attack
The short term, for sure. Long-term, it depends!
Yes, but it depends on what surgery you are having and how long you would be exposed to inhaled general anesthetics. For a healthy person the effects on respiration are almost always insignificant.
In pacu after general anesthesia some patients could develop breathing problems. Especially those with asthma, smokers, copd, etc. But we are prepared to deal with these problems.