Obesity and outcomes in patients undergoing upper airway surgery for obstructive sleep apnea.

<h4>Objective</h4>Obesity is frequently debated as a factor associated with increased postoperative complications. Specifically, upper airway surgeries for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a common comorbidity among obese patients, may be complicated by obesity's impact on intraoperat...

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Main Authors: Austin L Du, Jeffrey L Tully, Brian P Curran, Rodney A Gabriel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272331