Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome in a Full-Term Baby Presenting With Repeated Extubation Failure

Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a rare condition. The main characteristic is respiratory insufficiency during sleep. Patients who have CCHS need varying degrees of ventilation support during sleep, or even all day long, according to its severity. We report a term baby with repe...

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Main Authors:	Lin-Chi Huang, Jui-Hsing Chang, Nein-Lu Wang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2012-02-01
Series:	Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:	congenital central hypoventilation syndrome extubation failure Hirschsprung’s disease home ventilator
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957211001793

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spelling	doaj-cb9951e2011d401aa20aa5e580472a912020-11-25T01:06:41ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722012-02-01531727410.1016/j.pedneo.2011.11.015Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome in a Full-Term Baby Presenting With Repeated Extubation FailureLin-Chi Huang0Jui-Hsing Chang1Nein-Lu Wang2Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taitung Branch, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital Taipei, TaiwanCongenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a rare condition. The main characteristic is respiratory insufficiency during sleep. Patients who have CCHS need varying degrees of ventilation support during sleep, or even all day long, according to its severity. We report a term baby with repeated extubation failure, CCHS and Hirschsprung’s disease diagnosed at 1 month of age. This patient was discharged at 5 months old with a home ventilator and reached normal developmental milestones.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957211001793congenital central hypoventilation syndromeextubation failureHirschsprung’s diseasehome ventilator
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author_facet	Lin-Chi Huang Jui-Hsing Chang Nein-Lu Wang
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title	Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome in a Full-Term Baby Presenting With Repeated Extubation Failure
title_short	Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome in a Full-Term Baby Presenting With Repeated Extubation Failure
title_full	Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome in a Full-Term Baby Presenting With Repeated Extubation Failure
title_fullStr	Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome in a Full-Term Baby Presenting With Repeated Extubation Failure
title_full_unstemmed	Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome in a Full-Term Baby Presenting With Repeated Extubation Failure
title_sort	congenital central hypoventilation syndrome in a full-term baby presenting with repeated extubation failure
publisher	Elsevier
series	Pediatrics and Neonatology
issn	1875-9572
publishDate	2012-02-01
description	Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is a rare condition. The main characteristic is respiratory insufficiency during sleep. Patients who have CCHS need varying degrees of ventilation support during sleep, or even all day long, according to its severity. We report a term baby with repeated extubation failure, CCHS and Hirschsprung’s disease diagnosed at 1 month of age. This patient was discharged at 5 months old with a home ventilator and reached normal developmental milestones.
topic	congenital central hypoventilation syndrome extubation failure Hirschsprung’s disease home ventilator
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957211001793
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Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome in a Full-Term Baby Presenting With Repeated Extubation Failure

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