Minitracheotomy: a simple alternative to tracheostomy in obstructive sleep apnoea.
A patient with obstructive sleep apnoea sufficiently severe to cause papilloedema was managed temporarily with a minitracheotomy. This allowed arterial oxygen saturation to return to normal while he lost weight, before surgery for his enlarged tonsills.
Hasan
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, East Birmingham Hospital.
McGuigan
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Morgan
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Matthews
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000379:methods*
D010100:Oxygen