Alternatives to tracheostomy in infants and children with obstructive sleep apnea

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 182-187

  Cohen, Steven R ^a,b   Simms, Catherine ^a   Burstein, Fernando D ^a   Thomsen, James ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

^b Atlanta Plastic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniofacial disorders; Hemifacial microsomia; Mandibular distraction; Obstructive sleep apnea; Pierre Robin sequence

Indexed keywords

CANNULATION; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEMIFACIAL MICROSOMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 0032931684     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(99)90253-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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