Upper airway morphology in Down Syndrome patients under dexmedetomidine sedation
Background and objectives: Children with Down Syndrome are vulnerable to significant upper airway obstruction due to relative macroglossia and dynamic airway collapse. The objective of this study was to compare the upper airway dimensions of children with Down Syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea wi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001415001219 |