International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 403-407 , April 2003

Acute respiratory distress after upper airway obstruction following palatoplasty

  • Vera Saldien

      Affiliations

    • UZA, Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650 Edegem, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +32-3-8213042; fax: +32-3-8250594
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  • Hilde C. Coppejans

      Affiliations

    • UZA, Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650 Edegem, Belgium
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  • Marcel P. Vercauteren

      Affiliations

    • UZA, Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650 Edegem, Belgium
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  • Bob Corthouts

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650 Edegem, Belgium
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  • Paul Van de Heyning

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650 Edegem, Belgium
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  • Philippe G. Jorens

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, B-2650 Edegem, Belgium

Received 20 October 2001 ,Revised 16 October 2002 ,Accepted 21 October 2002.

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PII: S0165-5876(02)00382-8

doi: 10.1016/S0165-5876(02)00382-8

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 67, Issue 4 , Pages 403-407 , April 2003

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