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Acute parotitis: an unusual paediatric complication
Author(s) -
ZAGNOEV MICHAEL,
McCLOSKEY JOHN J.,
KETTRICK ROBERT G.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.1993.tb00108.x
Subject(s) - medicine , parotitis , complication , girl , prone position , surgery , pediatrics , general surgery , psychology , developmental psychology
Summary Patients undergoing procedures in the prone position can develop many pressure related complications. This report describes the post‐operative course of a 10‐year‐old girl who developed acute parotitis following a prolonged procedure performed with her in the prone position. The management of this problem is briefly discussed.