Volume : IV, Issue : II, February - 2014

Tuberculosis and Anaesthesia

Dr. Safiya I. Shaikh, Dr. Sudhindra G B

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India accounts for one fifth of the global incidence of TB. Although contaminated milk was once a common source of tuberculosis, almost all infections seen today result from the inhalation of droplet nuclei from an infected individual. Patients with TB who need surgical or endoscopic procedures may have several underlying risk factors along with TB. Therefore, nurses must have a basic knowledge of the immune system and TB. Care begins with a thorough and accurate assessment. It is imperative that perioperative personnel and other patients are protected from thetubercle bacillus, which can remain air borne for hours. . Patients with TB who must undergo surgery,however, are at particular risk for hyperthermia, hypothermia, deficit oxygenation, and decreased inspiratory and expiratory effort. Postoperative care should, if possible, take place in a room with negative pressure that provides some isolation from outside hallways.

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Dr. SAFIYA I. SHAIKH, Dr. SUDHINDRA G B Tuberculosis and Anaesthesia Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.IV, Issue. II

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