Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for sleep apnea in mentally retarded obese 14‐year‐old: an anaesthetic challenge

Anaesthetic management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea for upper airway surgery has always been a challenging task. We report our anaesthetic approach for a young, mentally retarded obese patient with documented obstructive sleep apnea undergoing uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. The therapeutic i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 2003-03, Vol.47 (3), p.366-368
Hauptverfasser:	Govindarajan, R., Bakalova, T., Gerges, M., Mendelsohn, M., Michael, R., Abadir, A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Anesthesia Anesthesia depending on type of surgery Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy anesthetic technique Biological and medical sciences Humans Intellectual Disability - complications Intraoperative Care ketamine Male Medical sciences mental retardation obesity Orthopedic surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Otorhinolaryngologic surgery. Stomatology. Ophtalmology. Investigation and treatment technics Palate - surgery Pharynx - surgery Polysomnography Respiration, Artificial sleep apnea Sleep Apnea Syndromes - physiopathology Sleep Apnea Syndromes - surgery Uvula - surgery uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
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Zusammenfassung:	Anaesthetic management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea for upper airway surgery has always been a challenging task. We report our anaesthetic approach for a young, mentally retarded obese patient with documented obstructive sleep apnea undergoing uvulopalatopharyngoplasty. The therapeutic intervention before, during and after operation is discussed.
ISSN:	0001-5172 1399-6576
DOI:	10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.00055.x