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Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Difficult AirwayAspirationDysglycemiaAvoid HyperthermiaCopious Secretions

Pathophysiology

A genetic disorder from loss of paternally expressed genes on chromosome 15q11-13. After infantile hypotonia it evolves into insatiable hyperphagia with severe early-onset obesity , short stature,...

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