Upper+Respiratory+Infections

=A child with URI or recovering from a URI is at increased risk of: = toc
 * Laryngospasm
 * Bronchospasm
 * Oxygen desaturation
 * Postextubation Croup
 * Postoperative Atelactasis

=Risks increasing perioperative morbidity =
 * Asthma
 * BoronchopulmonaryDysplasia
 * < 1 y/o
 * SCD
 * Smoking parent
 * Undergoing Bronchoscopy
 * Careful assessment and consideration to postponing elective surgery (Bronchial Hyperreactivity exists up to 7 wks following URI) is important.

=Anesthetic Technique =
 * impacts the number of airway issues encountered:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mask Anesthesia < ETT
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">LMA = ETT

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