Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2763952 | Journal of Clinical Anesthesia | 2009 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with postoperative airway obstruction, hypoxemia, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiorespiratory arrest, hypoxic encephalopathy, and death. Three cases highlighting important issues in patients with OSA are presented that occurred prior to and after implementation of an OSA protocol.
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Authors
Norman Bolden, Charles E. Smith, Dennis Auckley,