Respiratory inductance plethysmography and pulse oximetry in the assessment of upper airway patency in a child with Goldenhar’s syndrome

Abstract

r obstruction n'~tait pas s3v~re et que la saturation artdrielle en oxyg~ne se maintenait au dessus de 80pour cent. Nous avons pu intuber la trachde de l' enfant apr~s une induction par anesth3siques inhales en ventilation spontande. Cette technique et les moniteurs utilis~s peuvent ainsi ~tre utiles dans des cas d'obstruction haute des voles respiratoires.

Airway in the oculo‐auriculo‐vertebral spectrum: Two cases and a review of the literature

“…3 Cor pulmonale and dyspnea due to OSA were present in another child who presented for surgery at 18 months of age. 11 All infants with signi®cant facial asymmetry, mandibular hypoplasia, and micrognathia should be considered as potential candidates for polysomnography to determine the presence or absence of obstructive apnea and signi®cant oxygen desaturation during sleep. Airway obstruction following rapid sequence induction with muscle relaxants, as noted in our case 2, was previously described in infants with OAVS, but can also occur in children as old as 4 years.…”