Obstructive sleep apnea increases risk for postop complications (CHEST)
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Mayo investigators reported back in 2001 that people with obstructive sleep apnea had a higher rate of perioperative complications including hypoxia and longer lengths of stay. Since then, there have been other signals that this is a real phenomenon, but perhaps surprisingly, the evidence hasn't exactly piled up to unequivocally prove the intuitive point.
Obstructive sleep apnea increases risk for postop complications (CHEST)
Obstructive sleep apnea increases risk for…
Obstructive sleep apnea increases risk for postop complications (CHEST)
Mayo investigators reported back in 2001 that people with obstructive sleep apnea had a higher rate of perioperative complications including hypoxia and longer lengths of stay. Since then, there have been other signals that this is a real phenomenon, but perhaps surprisingly, the evidence hasn't exactly piled up to unequivocally prove the intuitive point.
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