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Significantly reduced hypoxemic events in morbidly obese patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy: Predictors and practice effect

BACKGROUND: Providing anesthesia for gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy procedures in morbidly obese patients is a challenge for a variety of reasons. The negative impact of obesity on the respiratory system combined with a need to share the upper airway and necessity to preserve the spontaneous ventil...

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Autores principales: Goudra, Basavana Gouda, Singh, Preet Mohinder, Penugonda, Lakshmi C, Speck, Rebecca M, Sinha, Ashish C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3927297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24574597
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9185.125707