Anesthetic considerations of parturients with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea

• Principais autores: Saravanan P Ankichetty (Autor), Pam Angle (Autor), Anita Shirley Joselyn (Autor), Vinod Chinnappa (Autor), Stephen Halpern (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by upper airway collapse and obstruction during sleep. It is estimated to affect nearly 5% of the general female population. Obesity is often associated with OSA. The physiological changes associated with pregnancy may increase the severity of OSA with...