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Postoperative cardiorespiratory complications and continuous positive airway pressure efficacy in obese patients undergoing noncardiac surgery

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: One in six Singaporeans has obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) due to obesity compounded by inherent craniofacial features. We assessed the incidence of cardiopulmonary complications and the effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in minimising such compl...

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Autores principales: Gobindram, Avinash, Yek, Jia Lin Jacklyn, Tan, Alvin Kah Leong, Chan, Yiong Huak, Lee, Joyce Lai Ying, Hsu, Pon Poh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8577714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34764503
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ija.ija_592_21