Pulmonary Mechanics during General Anesthesia

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Abstract
Six patients in status asthmaticus were given halothane anesthesia. Two patients breathed spontion and four recived mechnical ventiliation during the two to three hours of anesthesia. All patients improved subjectively following this procedure, and this continued. Mesearments of pulmonary mechanics and blood gases did not reflect improvement either during immediately after treatment. However, blood gas and resistance values durinr IPPB moved clearly towads normal values. Cardiac arrhythmias and Bronchospasm occured after tracheal intubaion in more than half of the patients. The temporal relationship to tracheal intubation is particulary significant. Gencd anesthesia must be considered radial therapy, potentidy dangemus and not justified by favoural changed in pulmonary). compliance, resistance or blood gas values.

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