1. Screening for Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea before Ambulatory Surgery
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Lauren M. Pringle, Kareem O. Tawfik, Kristin Cheung, David F. Smith, Tracey L. Stierer, Stacey L. Ishman, Tiffany L. Everett, and Matthew J. Stephen
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Outpatient surgery ,Sleep apnea ,Polysomnography ,Ambulatory Surgical Procedure ,medicine.disease ,Preoperative care ,respiratory tract diseases ,Surgery ,Obstructive sleep apnea ,Neurology ,Ambulatory ,medicine ,Neurology (clinical) ,business ,Mass screening - Abstract
Purpose:The American Society of Anesthesia practice guidelines recommend that pediatric and adult patients who undergo ambulatory surgery be screened for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). With this in...
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- 2015
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