Anesthetic considerations of parturients with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea

Anesthetic considerations of parturients with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by upper airway collapse and obstruction during sleep. It is estimated to affect nearly 5% of the general female population. Obesity is often associated with OSA. The physiological changes associated with pregnancy may increase the severity of OSA with...

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Main Authors: Saravanan P Ankichetty, Pam Angle, Anita Shirley Joselyn, Vinod Chinnappa, Stephen Halpern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
Subjects:
Obesity
obstructive sleep apnea management
perioperative period
pregnancy
Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2012;volume=28;issue=4;spage=436;epage=443;aulast=Ankichetty

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