A case of hyperventilation leading to apnea and desaturation in PACU

A case of hyperventilation leading to apnea and desaturation in PACU

Abstract Background Respiratory adverse events are not uncommon in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) following general anesthesia. In this regard, hyperventilation leading to apnea and desaturation is a rare entity. Here we have reported a case of a 15-year-old girl who, following an uneventful g...

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Main Authors: Parineeta Thapa, Asish Subedi, Anjali Poudel, Pankaj Baral
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Apnea
Hyperventilation
Hypoxia
Recovery room
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-019-0827-2

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