Postoperative severe uvular edema following tonsillectomy in a child with a history of obstructive sleep apnea.

Authors :: Nasr VG
Bitar MA
Chehade JM
Dagher WI
Baraka AS
Source :: Paediatric anaesthesia [Paediatr Anaesth] 2008 Jul; Vol. 18 (7), pp. 673-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Feb 29.
Publication Year :: 2008

Subjects :: Adenoids surgery
Antiemetics administration & dosage
Catheter Ablation
Domperidone administration & dosage
Edema drug therapy
Enzyme Inhibitors administration & dosage
Humans
Infant
Male
Omeprazole administration & dosage
Severity of Illness Index
Uvula drug effects
Edema etiology
Postoperative Complications etiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive complications
Tonsillectomy adverse effects
Uvula physiopathology

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