Obesity, sleep apnea, the airway and anesthesia

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-30

  Benumof, Jonathan L ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Extubation; Intubation; Obesity; Obstructive sleep apnea; Pain management; Pharynx; Respiratory arrest

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ANGINA PECTORIS; AROUSAL; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; BODY MASS; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FACE MASK; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG COMPLIANCE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NIGHT SLEEP; NONREM SLEEP; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHARYNX DISEASE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REM SLEEP; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP STAGE; SNORING; SOMNOLENCE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 1342301456     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001503-200402000-00005     Document Type: Review

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