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Late onset congenital central hypoventilation syndrome after exposure to general anesthesia.
Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie - 1 Dec 2011
Mahfouz Abdul Kader M, Rashid Mohammed, Khan Mohammed S, Reddy Prabhakar
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Prolonged postoperative hypoventilation presents a challenge to anesthesiologists with regard to assessing etiology and related treatment. We present a case of recurrent episodes of postoperative hypoventilation in a previously asymptomatic child after uneventful general anesthesia. In this case, the child eventually required lifelong ventilatory support during sleep. CLINICAL FEATURES: A case of...
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