Perioperative management of the child with obstructive sleep apnea
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Case History: 37 month female, weight 13 kg, scheduled for an adenotonsillectomy and bilateral ear tubes in an outpatient facility. The child has a history of loud snoring, hyperactivity and multiple ear infections. Parents state that they have not witnessed apnea while she is sleeping but are impressed by her snoring and that it has been getting worse over the past year. She has no other medical problems and no drug allergies. The child’s older sibling also had snoring that was treated with T&A. A sleep study was not obtained prior to surgery.
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تاریخ انتشار 2011