Does Difficult Mask Ventilation Predict Obstructive Sleep Apnea? A Prospective Pilot Study to Identify the Prevalence of OSA in Patients with Difficult Mask Ventilation Under General Anesthesia - Plunkett, Anthony R.; Mclean, Brian C.; Brooks, Daren; Plunkett, Mary T.; Mikita, Jeffrey A. (Journal of clinical sleep medicine, 2011)
Keywords: Adult; Aged; Anesthesia, General; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Laryngeal Masks - statistics & numerical data; Male; Middle Aged; New Research; Pilot Projects; Polysomnography - methods; Polysomnography - statistics & numerical data; Predictive Value of Tests; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Sleep Apnea Syndromes - diagnosis; Sleep Apnea Syndromes - epidemiology; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - epidemiology; Obstructive sleep apnea; difficult mask ventilation