Health effects of identifying patients with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea in the preoperative clinic: a follow-up study

BACKGROUND: Undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent breathing disorder. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of preoperative screening and subsequent treatment for OSA on the health of patients. METHODS: We conducted a two-year follow-up study of patients pr...

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Autores principales: Mehta, Vanita, Subramanyam, Rajeev, Shapiro, Colin M., Chung, Frances
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2012
Materias:
Reports of Original Investigations
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3345111/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22461134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12630-012-9694-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3345111/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22461134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12630-012-9694-8

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