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Pneumonia

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Avoid HypoxiaBronchospasm riskCopious SecretionsSepsisReactive Airway

Pathophysiology

Pneumonia is infection of the lung parenchyma — bacterial, viral, or fungal — causing alveolar inflammation and consolidation, impaired gas exchange, and, when severe, hypoxemia, sepsis, and ARDS ....

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