Practice guidelines for the perioperative management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Navigating through uncertainty

Anesthesiology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 664-665

  Corso, Ruggero M ^a   Gregoretti, Cesare ^a   Braghiroli, Alberto ^a   Fanfulla, Francesco ^a   Insalaco, Giuseppe ^a  

^a MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LETTER; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; STANDARDS;

HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84921676414     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000000354     Document Type: Letter

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