It may be unsafe for patients with untreated severe OSA requiring postoperative narcotic to undergo ambulatory surgery

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 111-

  Chung, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 79957989936     PISSN: 15509389     EISSN: 15509397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.28051     Document Type: Letter

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