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Perioperative Auto-titrated Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment in Surgical Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Pu Liao, Quanwei Luo, Hisham Elsaid, Weimin Kang, Colin M. Shapiro, Frances Chung

Anesthesiology · 2013 · 111 citations · 34 references

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The trial showed the feasibility of perioperative APAP for OSA patients. Perioperative APAP treatment significantly reduced postoperative AHI and improved oxygen saturation in the patients with moderate and severe OSA.

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