Neonatal cleft lip repair: the anesthesiologist's point of view.
Neonatal cleft lip repair is no longer an unusual procedure and several series have been published to date. We present our 3-year experience from the anesthesiologist's point of view. Preoperative evaluation, perioperative management, and postoperative problems are described. A thorough preoperative evaluation in order to exclude associated malformations (especially cardiac) and experience in neonatal anesthesia are essential for the sake of safety.
Van Boven
M J
MJ
Department of Anesthesiology and Cleft Palate Center, UCL Medical School, St. Luc Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
Pendeville
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PE
Veyckemans
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Janvier
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Vandewalle
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Bayet
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Vanwijck
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D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D000776:Anesthesiology; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities; D006221:Halothane / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007530:Isoflurane / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D014034:Toes / Q000002:abnormalities; D014609:Uvula / Q000002:abnormalities
D007530:Isoflurane; D010100:Oxygen; D006221:Halothane