Frequency of anesthesia-related complications in children with Down syndrome under general anesthesia for noncardiac procedures

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 733-738

  Borland, Lawrence M ^a   Colligan, Jacqueline ^a   Brandom, Barbara W ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia complication; Bradycardia; Computerized database; Down syndrome; Incidence; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ATROPINE; DESFLURANE; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRONCHOSPASM; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROUP; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFANT; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRIDOR;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BRADYCARDIA; BRONCHIAL SPASM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROUP; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PENNSYLVANIA; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4544265038     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01329.x     Document Type: Article

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