The importance of screening for obstructive sleep apnea before surgery

Sleep Med. 2009 Feb;10(2):270-1. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2008.02.009. Epub 2008 May 20.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Analgesia, Patient-Controlled / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Fracture Fixation, Internal
  • Humans
  • Morphine / adverse effects*
  • Narcotics / adverse effects*
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / complications*
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Narcotics
  • Morphine