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| Online Publication Date: 01 Jan 2006
Uvular Edema Secondary to Snoring Under Deep Sedation
Uvular Edema Secondary to Snoring Under Deep Sedation
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MD, PhD
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A 57-year-old male with a documented history of obstructive sleep apnea with loud snoring received deep intravenous sedation with midazolam, fentanyl, ketamine, and propofol infusion and a left interscalene brachial plexus nerve block for a left biceps tendon repair. Loud snoring during the case was noted. On the second postoperative day, he was observed to have significant uvular edema. After due consideration of the various elements in the differential diagnosis, it was concluded that negative pressure trauma from deep snoring during the sedation was the most likely etiology.Abstract
Copyright: © 2005 by the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
Contributor Notes
Address correspondence to Mark A. Gerhardt, MD, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, N416 Doan Hall, 410 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1228; mark.gerhardt@osumc.edu.
Received: 03 Jan 2005
Accepted: 27 Sept 2005