Collapsibility of the relaxed pharynx and risk of sleep apnoea

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1309-1315

  Oliven, A ^a,b   Aspandiarov, E ^a   Gankin, I ^a   Gaitini, L ^a   Tov, N ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Collapsibility; Critical pressure; Obstructive sleep apnoea; Pharynx; Propofol

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLAPSE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LUNG COLLAPSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PHARYNX; POPULATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANESTHESIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; HALOTHANE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNX; PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; PROPOFOL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 58849158302     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00139407     Document Type: Article

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