Experience of severe desaturation during anesthetic induction period in an obese adult patient with Prader-Willi syndrome -A case report-

Experience of severe desaturation during anesthetic induction period in an obese adult patient with Prader-Willi syndrome -A case report-

Prader-Willi syndrome is characterized by infantile hypotonia, childhood-onset obesity, short stature, mental retardation, hyperphagia, hypogonadism. After infantile hypotonia phase, patient is prone to morbid obesity due to hyperphagia. Complications associated with morbid obesity are recognized as...

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Main Authors: Joon Woo Choi, Eun-Ju Kim, Byung Woo Min, Jong Seouk Ban, Sang Gon Lee, Ji-Hyang Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2012-02-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
Subjects:
anesthetic management
desaturation
morbid obesity
prader-willi syndrome
Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-62-179.pdf

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