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Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Reactive AirwayCopious SecretionsAspirationFull StomachRSIAvoid HypoxiaAvoid HypercarbiaPneumothoraxAvoid N2OBradycardiaPulmonary HypertensionAvoid HypoglycemiaSeizures

Pathophysiology

Bordetella pertussis is a gram-negative coccobacillus that adheres to ciliated respiratory epithelium and barely invades; it is almost never recovered from blood cultures. The damage is done by...

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