Anesthetic management of adenotonsillectomy in a child with bidirectional superior cavapulmonary shunt

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 996-997

  Caliskan, Esra ^a   Bozdogan, Nesrin ^a   Kocum, Aysu ^a   Sener, Mesut ^a   Aribogan, Anis ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FENTANYL; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; AGITATION; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIDIRECTIONAL SUPERIOR CAVAPULMONARY SHUNT; BLOOD OXYGENATION; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EXTUBATION; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DOUBLE OUTLET; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE ATRESIA; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE ATRESIA; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; HEART BYPASS, RIGHT; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 51349097406     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02659.x     Document Type: Letter

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