Postoperative apnea after pyloromyotomy for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.

Camporesi AnnaVeronica DiottoElena ZoiaSimone RottaFederica TarantinoLaura Maria Giuditta EccherValeria CalcaterraGloria PelizzoMarco Gemma

Published in: World journal of pediatric surgery (2022)

Postoperative anemia, possibly due to hemodilution, increased the risk of postoperative apnea. It could be hypothesized that anemia can be added as another apnea-contributing factor in a population at risk due to metabolic changes.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
patients undergoing
chronic kidney disease
positive airway pressure
iron deficiency