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

ABSTRACTBACKGROUND 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 pal...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Toshiyuki Moro, Alexandre Palmeira Goulart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2015-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942015000500411&lng=en&tlng=en