“…12 The most common problems are irregular respiration, apnea, sighing, sobbing, gasping, stridor, and episodes of hyperventilation. 5,10 A patient with respiratory symptoms before surgery that involved general anesthesia is likely to encounter postoperative respiratory complications or respiratory failure. 10 Grattan-Smith et al 12 described 3 young patients who developed respiratory failure after general anesthesia for diagnostic radiography.…”