Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Kentaro Yamakawa

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• Research Article
  Preoperative Use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure is related to Postoperative Respiratory Complications in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Undergoing Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
  Author(s): Arata Endo, Yuki Kuwabara, Kentaro Yamakawa, Daisuke Sakamaki, Akihiro Suzuki, Ichiro Kondo, Yasushi Mio and Shoichi Uezono Arata Endo, Yuki Kuwabara, Kentaro Yamakawa, Daisuke Sakamaki, Akihiro Suzuki, Ichiro Kondo, Yasushi Mio and Shoichi Uezono
  
  Backgrounds: Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) are considered at risk of postoperative respiratory complications because postoperative nasal packing often delays resumption of preoperative continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. Our hospital implemented a policy in 2011 that all patients with OSA undergoing ESS be admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for at least 1 night for postoperative respiratory monitoring. We conducted the present study to evaluate the policy by examining the incidence of postoperative respiratory complications and to identify risk factors for postoperative respiratory complications in these patients. Methods: All patients with OSA scheduled for ESS from 2011 to 2015 were included in this retrospective chart review. Postoperative respiratory complication.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000871

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