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Upper airway obstruction in neonates and infants with CHARGE syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Aug 2007
Naito Yoko, Higuchi Masataka, Koinuma Goro, Aramaki Michihiko, Takahashi Takao, Kosaki Kenjiro
Abstract excerpt
Upper airway obstruction can be life-threatening in neonates and infants with CHARGE syndrome, many of whom undergo intratracheal intubation early in life. Although some of these patients are successfully extubated, others require tracheotomy. Deciding whether to complete tracheotomy is challenging since there are no clear criteria upon which to base this decision. We assessed 10 infants with CHARGE syndrome, 5...
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