Central Hypoventilation: A Case Study of Issues Associated with Travel Medicine and Respiratory Infection

Autor: Kam Lun Hon, Alexander K. C. Leung, Albert M. C. Li, Daniel K. K. Ng
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Pediatrics, Vol 2015 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6803
2090-6811
DOI: 10.1155/2015/647139
Popis: Aim. We presented the case of a child with central hypoventilation syndrome (CHS) to highlight issues that need to be considered in planning long-haul flight and problems that may arise during the flight. Case. The pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) received a child with central hypoventilation syndrome (Ondine’s curse) on nocturnal ventilatory support who travelled to Hong Kong on a make-a-wish journey. He was diagnosed with central hypoventilation and had been well managed in Canada. During a long-haul aviation travel, he developed respiratory symptoms and desaturations. The child arrived in Hong Kong and his respiratory symptoms persisted. He was taken to a PICU for management. The child remained well and investigations revealed no pathogen to account for his respiratory infection. He went on with his make-a-wish journey. Conclusions. Various issues of travel medicine such as equipment, airline arrangement, in-flight ventilatory support, travel insurance, and respiratory infection are explored and discussed. This case illustrates that long-haul air travel is possible for children with respiratory compromise if anticipatory preparation is timely arranged.
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