use of promethazine and meperidine as premedicants in asthmatics before initiation of surgery: an interim report

Patients with bronchial asthma usually land up for surgery and pose a significant challenge as far as their anesthetic management is concerned. most of these patients either take medicines or else are in a comparatively controlled state. different protocols have been suggested for such cases such as corticosteroids, long-term β2 agonists, leukotriene receptor antagonists and theophylline sustained-release preparations.