Death or neurologic injury after tonsillectomy in children with a focus on obstructive sleep apnea: houston, we have a problem

Obesity is epidemic in the United States and with it comes an increased incidence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Evidence regarding opioid sensitivity as well as recent descriptions of deaths after tonsillectomy prompted a survey of all members of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia regarding ad...

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Published in:	Anesthesia and analgesia Vol. 118; no. 6; p. 1276
Main Authors:	Coté, Charles J, Posner, Karen L, Domino, Karen B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.06.2014
Subjects:	Adolescent Analgesics, Opioid - adverse effects Anesthesia Recovery Period Child Child, Preschool Comorbidity Databases, Factual Drug Overdose Equipment Failure Female Health Care Surveys Humans Infant Insurance Claim Review Intraoperative Complications Male Monitoring, Physiologic Postoperative Complications - epidemiology Postoperative Complications - mortality Postoperative Complications - pathology Risk Assessment Risk Factors Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - surgery Tonsillectomy - adverse effects Tonsillectomy - mortality Trauma, Nervous System - epidemiology Trauma, Nervous System - etiology Young Adult
ISSN:	1526-7598, 1526-7598
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