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High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygenation for sclerotherapy of facial and upper airway vascular malformations in pediatric patients: Case series

We report anesthesia management of sclerotherapy for vascular malformations (VMs) of the upper airway and face of pediatric patients conducted under sedation using a high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen delivery system. Sclerotherapy procedures were carried out in six patients (five males, one fema...

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Autores principales: Zadkar, Sanjeevani, Ranjitha, Y. S., Mishra, Poonam, Saraf, Rashmi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10410035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37564835
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/joacp.joacp_238_21
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Sumario:We report anesthesia management of sclerotherapy for vascular malformations (VMs) of the upper airway and face of pediatric patients conducted under sedation using a high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen delivery system. Sclerotherapy procedures were carried out in six patients (five males, one female; age group: 5–12 years). The patients were sedated with midazolam, fentanyl, ketamine, and graded doses of propofol along with continuous oxygen delivery using HFNC. There were no episodes of oxygen desaturation, tongue fall or obstruction of the airway, interruption of procedure for assisted ventilation, and postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Only two patients showed transient apnea for 10 and 15 s but did not require ventilatory assistance. HFNC provides effective oxygenation in pediatric patients undergoing sclerotherapy of VMs of the upper airway and face under sedation.