Effects of Altered Intra-abdominal Pressure on the Upper Airway Collapsibility in a Porcine Model

BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea is strongly associated with obesity, particularly abdominal obesity common in centrally obese males. Previous studies have demonstrated that intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) is increased in morbid obesity, and tracheal traction forces may influence pharyngeal airway...

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Autores principales: Ren, Shu-Lin, Li, Yan-Ru, Wu, Ji-Xiang, Ye, Jing-Ying, Jen, Rachel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4794893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26612297
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0366-6999.170281

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4794893/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26612297
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0366-6999.170281

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