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Postoperative airway events of individuals with CHARGE syndrome.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Feb 2009
Blake Kim, MacCuspie Jillian, Hartshorne Timothy S, Roy Mononita, Davenport Sandra L H, Corsten Gerard
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OBJECTIVE: CHARGE syndrome is a heterogeneous genetic disorder comprising multiple congenital anomalies. Major clinical diagnostic criteria include ocular coloboma, choanal atresia/stenosis, characteristic ear abnormalities, and cranial nerve abnormalities. CHARGE syndrome is caused by a mutation in the gene CHD7 located on chromosome 8. Patients with CHARGE syndrome require multiple anesthetics for surgical and...
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