“Can a child go under anesthesia with a cough?”
My son is 8 years old. I wonder if a child can go under anesthesia with a cough?
5 Answers
Yes. Report that to your anesthesiologist. We often can suppress it.
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It depends on the type of surgery, on one side. At the same time, it also depends on the cough, if he has any other associated symptoms (fever, sore throat, runny nose, the type of cough). At this moment, you also need to think "Covid-19," so his pediatrician may also recommend a Covid-19 test.
If it is an acute infection, discuss with your pediatrician and postpone the procedure. If it is a chronic cough and stable and if the surgery is urgent,
discuss with your pediatrician and surgeon to decide.
discuss with your pediatrician and surgeon to decide.
No. Unless procedure is extreme emergency
It depends if it is a dry or wet cough and the frequency. If wet, it is best to wait 2-3 weeks after cough gone to have anesthesia. If a child is for ear tube, these children rarely get better until their ears are taken care of, so if the child is afebrile with a cough (no bronchitis or pneumonia), it will get done.
