A screening instrument for sleep apnea predicts airway maneuvers in patients undergoing advanced endoscopic procedures

A screening instrument for sleep apnea predicts airway maneuvers in patients undergoing advanced endoscopic procedures

Background & Aims Among patients undergoing advanced endoscopy, unrecognized obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) could predict sedation-related complications (SRCs) and the need for airway maneuvers (AMs). By using an OSA screening tool, we sought to define the prevalence of patients at high risk for...

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Main Author: Azar, Riad (author)
Other Authors: Cote, Gregory A. (author), Hovis, Christine E. (author), Hovis, Richard M. (author), Waldbaum, Lawrence (author), Early, Dayna S. (author)
Format: article
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/4123
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2010.05.015
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S154235651000501X
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http://hdl.handle.net/10725/4123
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2010.05.015
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S154235651000501X

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