Who is at Risk of Asthma Complications after Surgery?For most people with mild to moderate asthma, t...

1. Anesthesia and Asthma
Who is at Risk of Asthma Complications after Surgery?
For most people with mild to moderate asthma, the risks of anesthesia are minor and not excessive.
In other words, even if your lungs do become reactive, it is usually easily treated, sometimes while
you are still asleep. The degree of bronchospasm is not severe and doesn't cause concerning drops
in the oxygen level or increases in
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pressure on the monitor.
As expected, people with more severe asthma or asthma that is not well-controlled going into
surgery are more likely to have problems with reactive airways during and after surgery.
Asthma in America: Ten States with the Highest Prevalence of Adult Asthma (percent of population
listed below)
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2779,"name":"hawaii","address":"Hawaii, USA","description":"17.6
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USA","description":"16.2 percent","id":"29461","lat":44.314842,"lng":-
85.602364,"name":"michigan","address":"Michigan, USA","description":"15.8
percent","id":"29462","lat":47.751076,"lng":-120.740135,"name":"washington
state","address":"Washington, USA","description":"15.8 percent","id":"29463","lat":45.253784,"lng":-
69.445473,"name":"maine","address":"Maine, USA","description":"15.7
percent","id":"29464","lat":38.895111,"lng":-77.036369,"name":"washington,
dc","address":"Washington, DC, USA","description":"15.5
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73.087746,"name":"Connecticut","address":"Connecticut, USA","description":"15.3
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71.382439,"name":"Massachusetts","address":"Massachusetts, USA","description":"15.3 percent"]
Prevalence data compiled from statistics of the Centers for Disease Control in the US - 2010
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/brfss/2010/lifetime/tableL1.htm))
Although, Hawaii (maybe surprisingly) has the highest self-reported asthma rate, the Northeast
United States is highly represented in the top ten.