Preoperative screening for obstructive sleep apnoea - One death is too many

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 949-

  Chung, F ^a   Liao, P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; AIRWAY; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; HUMAN; LETTER; OBESITY; OXIMETER; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; AMBULATORY SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; MORBID OBESITY; PULSE OXIMETRY; ANALGESIA; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

ANALGESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 77956464074     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1003800524     Document Type: Letter

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