TY - JOUR
T1 - Respiratory Complications in the Pediatric Postanesthesia Care Unit
AU - Von Ungern-Sternberg, Britta
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - This article focuses on common respiratory complications in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). Approximately 1 in 10 children present with respiratory complications in the PACU. The article highlights risk factors and at-risk populations. The physiologic and pathophysiologic background and causes for respiratory complications in the PACU are explained and suggestions given for an optimization of the anesthesia management in the perioperative period. Furthermore, the recognition, prevention, and treatment of these complications in the PACU are discussed. © 2014 Elsevier Inc.
AB - This article focuses on common respiratory complications in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). Approximately 1 in 10 children present with respiratory complications in the PACU. The article highlights risk factors and at-risk populations. The physiologic and pathophysiologic background and causes for respiratory complications in the PACU are explained and suggestions given for an optimization of the anesthesia management in the perioperative period. Furthermore, the recognition, prevention, and treatment of these complications in the PACU are discussed. © 2014 Elsevier Inc.
U2 - 10.1016/j.anclin.2013.10.004
DO - 10.1016/j.anclin.2013.10.004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24491649
SN - 1932-2275
VL - 32
SP - 45
EP - 61
JO - Anesthesiology Clinics
JF - Anesthesiology Clinics
IS - 1
ER -