A survey on the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and difficult intubation in the elderly

Background and Objectives: Difficult intubation is one of the challenges for patients undergoing anesthesia that leads to severe complications and death. Obstructive sleep apnea is one of the factors that may be associated with difficult intubation. The present study was carried out to investigate t...

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Main Authors: mohammad farajzadeh, meimanat hosseini, Fayegh yousefi, hamideh Hajnasiri, jamileh Salavati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Zanjan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services 2016-08-01
Series:Preventive Care in Nursing and Midwifery Journal
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Online Access:http://zums.ac.ir/nmcjournal/article-1-332-en.html