An order-based approach to facilitate postoperative decision-making for patients with sleep apnea

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 321-324

  Swart, Petrus ^a   Chung, Frances ^b   Fleetham, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; CANADA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; LETTER; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECOVERY ROOM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING;

ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECOVERY ROOM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 84878362824     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-012-9844-z     Document Type: Letter

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