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. 2012 Feb;62(2):179-83.
doi: 10.4097/kjae.2012.62.2.179. Epub 2012 Feb 20.

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

Joon Woo Choi  1 , Eun-Ju Kim, Byung Woo Min, Jong Seouk Ban, Sang Gon Lee, Ji-Hyang Lee
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Experience of severe desaturation during anesthetic induction period in an obese adult patient with Prader-Willi syndrome -A case report-

Joon Woo Choi et al. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2012 Feb.

Abstract

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 the main risk factors for death the lifespan of patients with Prader-Willi syndrome. We experienced desaturation and bronchospasm during arteriovenous fistula surgery in an obese adult with Prader-Willi syndrome.

Keywords: Anesthetic management; Desaturation; Morbid obesity; Prader-Willi syndrome.

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Preoperative chest X-ray shows cardiomegaly, dual lumen catheterization and central vein catheterization in the morbidly obese patient.
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