Identification of children at high anaesthetic risk at the time of primary palatoplasty

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 177-182

  Henriksson, T G ^a   Skoog, V T ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic complication; Cleft palate; Pierre Robin syndrome; Postoperative hypoxaemia; Velopharyngoplasty

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLEFT PALATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALATOPLASTY; PATIENT CODING; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYNDROME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGE FACTORS; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANOXEMIA; CLEFT PALATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PALATE; PIERRE ROBIN SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034947936     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028443101300165318     Document Type: Article

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