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Anesthetic implications of undiagnosed late onset central hypoventilation syndrome in a child: from elective tonsillectomy to tracheostomy
Author(s) -
MAHMOUD MOHAMED,
BRYAN YVON,
GUNTER JOEL,
KREEGER RENEE N.,
SADHASIVAM SENTHILKUMAR
Publication year - 2007
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.1460-9592.2007.02284.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tonsillectomy , hypoventilation , anesthesia , congenital central hypoventilation syndrome , anesthetic , respiratory system , pediatrics , surgery
Summary Late onset central hypoventilation syndrome is a neurological disorder that can present with postoperative respiratory complications and delayed emergence in children after anesthesia. We present a child who had unanticipated respiratory complications following an elective tonsillectomy who eventually required a tracheostomy and long‐term ventilatory support.