Open AccessAdenotonsillektomi Sonrası Akut Solunum Yetersizliği
Author(s) -
Öznur Şen,
Nermin Ünal,
Ebru İskenderoğlu,
Nesrin Aydın,
Mehmet Toptaş,
Ecder Özenç
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
haseki tıp bülteni
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.113
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2147-2688
pISSN - 1302-0072
DOI - 10.4274/haseki.1157
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology
Adenotonsillectomy is one of the frequently performed surgical procedures in children and the most common complications of this procedure are bleeding and respiratory insufficiency. Here, we present a 20-month-old boy who was born prematurely. He underwent adenotonsillectomy and bilateral grommet insertion due to recurrent tonsilitis, snoring, and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. The patient required a prolonged intensive care unit stay due to postoperative respiratory insufficiency. In this paper, we aimed to evaluate the potential complications of adenotonsillectomy. (The Medical Bulletin of Haseki 2013;51:193-6