“Loss of breath” as a cause of postoperative hypoxia and bradycardia in children submitted to tonsillectomy

Background and objectives: the “shortness of breath” or “breathing interruption” crisis can be considered a cause of hypoxia in childhood. It is characterized by the presence of a triggering factor followed by weeping and apnea in expiration accompanied by cyanosis or pallor. The sequence of events...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Toshiyuki Moro, Alexandre Palmeira Goulart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001413002005