Severe pulmonary hypertension and adenotonsillectomy in a child with Trisomy-21 and obstructive sleep apnea

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 548-549

  Eipe, Naveen ^a   Lai, Lillian ^a   Doherty, Dermot R ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSENTAN; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; PROSTACYCLIN; REMIFENTANIL; SILDENAFIL; WARFARIN;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ANALGESIA; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; LETTER; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRISOMY 21;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CHILD; DOWN SYNDROME; EPOPROSTENOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PIPERAZINES; PIPERIDINES; PROPOFOL; PURINES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SULFONAMIDES; SULFONES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS; WARFARIN;

EID: 65349167222     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2009.02936.x     Document Type: Letter

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