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Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for sleep apnea in mentally retarded obese 14‐year‐old: an anaesthetic challenge
Author(s) -
Govindarajan R.,
Bakalova T.,
Gerges M.,
Mendelsohn M.,
Michael R.,
Abadir A.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.00055.x
Subject(s) - uvulopalatopharyngoplasty , medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , anesthesia , airway , apnea , mentally retarded , sleep apnea , tonsillectomy , sleep (system call) , obesity , intervention (counseling) , polysomnography , psychiatry , psychology , developmental psychology , computer science , operating system
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.