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Obesity and outcomes in patients undergoing upper airway surgery for obstructive sleep apnea

OBJECTIVE: Obesity is frequently debated as a factor associated with increased postoperative complications. Specifically, upper airway surgeries for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a common comorbidity among obese patients, may be complicated by obesity’s impact on intraoperative ventilation. The aim...

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Autores principales: Du, Austin L., Tully, Jeffrey L., Curran, Brian P., Gabriel, Rodney A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9371252/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35951502
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272331