| Literature DB >> 12663114 |
Vera Saldien1, Hilde C Coppejans, Marcel P Vercauteren, Bob Corthouts, Paul Van de Heyning, Philippe G Jorens.
Abstract
We report a case of acute respiratory distress after upper airway obstruction following routine palatoplasty in an otherwise healthy 6-year-old boy. We believe that extreme variation of intrathoracal pressure was the basis of the development of the acute respiratory distress. We recommend after palatoplasty a more than careful postoperative clinical observation to detect and treat postoperative obstruction and hypoxemia.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID： 12663114 DOI： 10.1016/s0165-5876(02)00382-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol ISSN： 0165-5876 Impact factor: 1.675