Perioperative Management of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea - A Review
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a sleep disorder of particular concern to anaesthetist. Its exact prevalence is not known but it is said to affect 5% of the population in the west. It is a syndrome characterized by periodic, partial, or complete obstruction of the upper airway during sleep. The di...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Anaesthesia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2008;volume=52;issue=2;spage=140;epage=147;aulast=Khan |