Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Interventions to Relieve upper Airway Obstruction in Children with Pierre Robin Sequence | Zendy

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Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Interventions to Relieve upper Airway Obstruction in Children with Pierre Robin Sequence

Author(s) -

Karen Kam,

Meghan McKay,

Joanna E. MacLean,

Manisha Witmans,

Sheldon Spier,

Ian C. Mitchell

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

canadian respiratory journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1916-7245

pISSN - 1198-2241

DOI - 10.1155/2015/798076

Subject(s) - medicine , pierre robin syndrome , airway obstruction , airway , psychological intervention , continuous positive airway pressure , neonatal intensive care unit , polysomnography , population , positive airway pressure , intensive care unit , intubation , retrospective cohort study , obstructive sleep apnea , hypoventilation , intensive care , pediatrics , surgery , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , apnea , respiratory system , environmental health , psychiatry

Newborns with Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) often experience chronic intermittent hypoxemia/hypoventilation associated with airway obstruction. The heterogeneity of the severity of upper airway obstruction makes management a challenge; the optimal intervention in individual cases is not clear.

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