• Paediatric anaesthesia · Jul 2011

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    Outcome, risk, and error and the child with obstructive sleep apnea.

    • Karen A Brown.
    • Department of Pediatric Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre/Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada. karen.brown@mcgill.ca
    • Paediatr Anaesth. 2011 Jul 1;21(7):771-80.

    AbstractAdenotonsillectomy is the mainstay of treatment for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). However, there is evidence that the child with severe OSAS is at increased risk of respiratory compromise. The most difficult risk factor to assess is the severity of OSAS, and these difficulties are reviewed.© 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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