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Obstructive sleep apnoea.

Abstract

A patient with obstructive sleep apnoea is described, who required admission to an intensive care unit on two separate occasions within 2 months. The first admission was after anaesthesia for operation on the upper airway. The second occurred after a relative overdose of an opioid analgesic was administered. The diagnosis, treatment and anaesthetic management of patients with this syndrome are discussed.

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N M Tierney, B J Pollard, B R Doran. 1989. Obstructive sleep apnoea.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1989.tb11232.x

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