Anesthetic considerations of parturients with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea

• Main Authors: Saravanan P Ankichetty (Author), Pam Angle (Author), Anita Shirley Joselyn (Author), Vinod Chinnappa (Author), Stephen Halpern (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...