Asthma is characterized by variable and often reversible airway obstruction with bronchial hyperreactivity. An estimated 8.4% of people in the US have asthma, while 4.3% of the global population is affected. Both the US and global prevalence of asthma continues to rise. Patients with asthma are at an elevated risk of perioperative morbidity and mortality due to bronchospasm and hypoxemia, and children are especially prone to perioperative respiratory adverse events (PRAE). Preoperative identification and optimization of patients with asthma before elective surgery are critical in preventing harm. A well-planned anesthetic is essential in providing safe and high-quality care for these patients in the perioperative environment. This activity examines the considerations for perioperative care and anesthesia in asthma patients.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/17923
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.5 hours
Nursing: 1.5 hours
Pharmacy: 1.5 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABPATH - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
ABIM - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Adolescent Medicine, Ambulatory/Outpatient, Cardiac Anesthesia, Chemical Pathology, Critical Care Medicine, General Operative Anesthesia, General Pediatrics, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neuro Anesthesia, Neurocritical Care, Obstetric Anesthesia, Pediatric Anesthesia, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Pulmonology, Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonary, Mediastinum, Sleep Medicine, Surgical Critical Care, Thoracic Anesthesia