Association of childhood asthma with postoperative pneumonia.
Amogha KrishnaChristian MpodyJoseph D TobiasOlubukola O NafiuPublished in: Paediatric anaesthesia (2020)
Children with bronchial asthma had a significantly greater risk of postoperative pneumonia. Further studies are needed to understand the mechanisms underlying these associations and determine if perioperative interventions can mitigate this association.