title: Experience of severe desaturation during anesthetic induction period in an obese adult patient with Prader-Willi syndrome -A case report-.
abstract: Prader-Willi syndrome is characterized by infantile hypotonia, childhood-onset obesity, short stature, mental retardation, hyperphagia, hypogonadism. After infantile hypotonia phase, patient is prone to morbid obesity due to hyperphagia. Complications associated with morbid obesity are recognized as the main risk factors for death the lifespan of patients with Prader-Willi syndrome. We experienced desaturation and bronchospasm during arteriovenous fistula surgery in an obese adult with Prader-Willi syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Joon Woo
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Eun-Ju
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Byung Woo
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Jong Seouk
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ban
authors.forename: Sang Gon
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ji-Hyang
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee