Bronchospasm or not?

MM Venter; JL Burke

doi:10.36303/SAJAA.3265

Bronchospasm or not?

Authors

MM Venter Stellenbosch University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4443-5546
JL Burke Stellenbosch University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2805-9584

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36303/SAJAA.3265

Keywords:

bronchospasm, equipment failure, cognitive bias

Abstract

Premature closure is one of a list of cognitive biases in decision-making during anaesthesia. Cognitive biases may delay the recognition and correct treatment of a life-threatening event. The authors describe a case of wrongly diagnosed bronchospasm following endotracheal intubation in a 53-year-old female patient who presented for elective peritoneal dialysis catheter reinsertion.

Author Biographies

MM Venter, Stellenbosch University

Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

JL Burke, Stellenbosch University

Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

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Published

2025-09-09

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 4 (2025)

Section

Case Studies

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