Obstructive sleep apnea in the adult obese patient: Implications for airway management

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 144-156

  Benumof, Jonathan L ^a,b  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Anesthesia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Awake extubation; Awake intubation; Body mass index; Genioglossus; Hypopharynx; Hypopnea; Hypoventilation; Laryngopharynx; Oropharynx; Pharynx; Polysomography; Tensor palatini; Velopharynx

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; THIOPENTAL;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; HYPOVENTILATION; OBESITY; OROPHARYNX; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ANESTHESIA; HUMANS; OBESITY; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 0035028828     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(01)00232-X     Document Type: Article

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