Anaesthetic risks in children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome undergoing adenotonsillectomy

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 73-76

  Riaz, Azmat ^a   Malik, Hamid Saeed ^a   Fazal, Nadeem ^a   Saeed, Mohammad ^a   Naeem, Saquib ^a  

^a Najran Armed Forces Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Adenotonsillectomy; Airway management; Apnea; Difficult intubaton; Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; ATROPINE; DEXAMETHASONE; FENTANYL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LARYNX SPASM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STRIDOR;

ADENOIDECTOMY; AGE FACTORS; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; OXIMETRY; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RISK; SAUDI ARABIA; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64149122396     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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