Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for sleep apnea in mentally retarded obese 14-year-old: an anaesthetic challenge.
Anaesthetic management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea for upper airway surgery has always been a challenging task. We report our anaesthetic approach for a young, mentally retarded obese patient with documented obstructive sleep apnea undergoing uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. The therapeutic intervention before, during and after operation is discussed.
Govindarajan
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Department of Anesthesiology, The Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, New York, NY 11212, USA. rmsm7007@aol.com
Bakalova
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Gerges
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Mendelsohn
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Michael
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Abadir
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D000293:Adolescent; D000758:Anesthesia; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications*; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D010159:Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D017286:Polysomnography; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014609:Uvula / Q000601:surgery*