Q: Should we routinely screen for hypercapnia in sleep apnea patients before elective noncardiac surgery?

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-61

  Mokhlesi, Babak ^a   Saager, Leif ^b   Kaw, Roop ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; MASS SCREENING; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; MASS SCREENING; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 74049139896     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.77a.09105     Document Type: Article

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