Anesthesia, Sleep, and Upper Airway Collapsibility
Anesthesia and sleep both predispose to upper airway obstruction through state-induced reductions in pharyngeal dilator muscle activation and lung volume. The tendencies are related in patients with obstructive sleep apnea commonly presenting with difficulties in airway management in the perioperati...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4843 |