TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Airway Management of an Uncooperative Down Syndrome Patient with an Upper GI Bleed A1 - Murphy, Michael F. A2 - Hung, Orlando R. A2 - Murphy, Michael F. PY - 2017 T2 - Hung's Difficult and Failed Airway Management, 3e AB - This 33-year-old white female patient with Down syndrome (DS) (Figure 35–1) presented to the gastrointestinal (GI) service with a history of vomiting blood. You first encounter her when she is brought to the operating room (OR) at 22:00 hours with gross hematemesis and the general surgeon is going to attempt GI endoscopy to determine the site of bleeding and its cause, and attempt to stop it. Failing that, an open laparotomy is planned. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146618175 ER -