The relationship between the predictors of obstructive sleep apnea and difficult intubation [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2011 BackgroundThe study was performed in order to determine the risk factors for difficult tracheal intubation in obstructive sleep apnea patients.MethodsFor 115 male patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and who were undergoing palatal muscle ...
Sang-Jun Lee +3 more
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Acupuncture for Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea or Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome: A Review of the China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database [PDF]
Journal of Acupuncture Research, 2022 The purpose of this study was to analyze acupuncture treatment methods and acupoints used to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or obstructive sleep apnea-hypoapnea syndrome (OSAHS).
Hye Kyung Baek +6 more
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Therapeutic alternatives with CPAP in obstructive sleep apnea [PDF]
, 2019 Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), characterized by airflow cessation (apnea) or reduction (hypopnea) due to repeated pharyngeal obstructions during sleep, causes frequent disruption of sleep and hypoxic events. The condition is linked to many adverse health
Aluas, Maria +8 more
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Arginase activity and nitric oxide levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Clinics, 2014 OBJECTIVE: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is characterized by repetitive obstruction of the upper airways, and it is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases.
Meral Yüksel +4 more
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Effects of adenotonsillectomy on plasma inflammatory biomarkers in obese children with obstructive sleep apnea: A community-based study. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundObesity and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) are highly prevalent and frequently overlapping conditions in children that lead to systemic inflammation, the latter being implicated in the various end-organ morbidities associated with these
Alonso-Álvarez, ML +7 more
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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and perioperative complications: a systematic review of the literature. [PDF]
, 2012 Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common sleep related breathing disorder. Its prevalence is estimated to be between 2% and 25% in the general population.
Doghramji, MD, Karl +2 more
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Balkan Medical Journal, 2018 Background: Pericardial effusion in chronic hypoxemic lung diseases, such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea syndrome, usually occurs after the development of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Emil Ivanov Manov +5 more
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Screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Empirical Mode Decomposition of Pulse Oximetry
, 2014 Detection of desaturations on the pulse oximetry signal is of great importance for the diagnosis of sleep apneas. Using the counting of desaturations, an index can be built to help in the diagnosis of severe cases of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea ...
Di Persia, Leandro E. +3 more
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Cerebral vasoreactivity in response to a headof-bed position change is altered in patients with moderate and severe obstructive sleep apnea [PDF]
, 2018 Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can impair cerebral vasoreactivity and is associated with an increased risk of cerebrovascular disease. Unfortunately, an easy-to-use, non-invasive, portable monitor of cerebral vasoreactivity does not exist. Therefore, we
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Sleep apnea and the impact on cardiovascular risk in patients with Marfan syndrome [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an inherited connective tissue disorder characterized by ectopia lentis, aortic root dilation and dissection and specific skeletal features.
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