Obstructive sleep apnea uncovered after high spinal anesthesia: A case report

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 761-764

  Wieczorek, Paul M ^a   Carli, Francesco ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; BUPIVACAINE; DROPERIDOL; LITHIUM; MIDAZOLAM; OMEPRAZOLE; SIMVASTATIN; SUMATRIPTAN; VALPROIC ACID; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; APNEA; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAPNOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLUSTER HEADACHE; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEAFFERENTATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NAUSEA; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SEDATION; SENSORY STIMULATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 27844508628     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03016566     Document Type: Article

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