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  Pediatric AnesthesiaVolume 11 Issue 6, Pages 701 - 703 Published Online: 7 Jul 2008 © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 49K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Respiratory complications during anaesthesia in Apert syndrome Copyright Blackwell Science Ltd KEYWORDS Apert syndrome • acrocephalosyndactyly • craniofacial abnormalities • intraoperative complications • anaesthesia: general ABSTRACTBackground: Clinical experience with anaesthesia for a series of patients with Apert syndrome (craniosynostosis, midface hypoplasia and syndactyly) has not been reported previously. Methods: In this review, 10 years of experience was examined at our hospital. There were 145 anaesthetics administered to 18 individuals. Results: There were 16 complications (15 were perioperative wheezing) which occurred in seven patients. In four cases, surgery was cancelled due to intractable wheezing. Conclusions: We could not demonstrate any benefit from preoperative administration of nebulized albuterol. Paediatric anaesthetists should be aware of this high incidence of respiratory complications in Apert syndrome.
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