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