Mahmoud Mohamed, Bryan Yvon, Gunter Joel, Kreeger Renee N, Sadhasivam Senthilkumar
Department of Anesthesiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA.
Paediatr Anaesth. 2007 Oct;17(10):1001-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02284.x.
Late onset central hypoventilation syndrome is a neurological disorder that can present with postoperative respiratory complications and delayed emergence in children after anesthesia. We present a child who had unanticipated respiratory complications following an elective tonsillectomy who eventually required a tracheostomy and long-term ventilatory support.