Obstructive sleep apnea during pregnancy resulting in pulmonary hypertension

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 761-762

  Lewis, David F ^a   Chesson, Andrew L ^b   Edwards, Michael S ^b   Weeks, Jonathan W ^b   Adair, C David ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DIURESIS; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG CAPILLARY PRESSURE; OBESITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULSE OXIMETRY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SWAN GANZ CATHETER;

EID: 0031826744     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199808000-00013     Document Type: Article

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