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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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Autores principales: Ankichetty, Saravanan P, Angle, Pam, Joselyn, Anita Shirley, Chinnappa, Vinod, Halpern, Stephen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3511937/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23225920
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9185.101895