Evaluation of the relationship between the STOP-Bang score with oxygen reserve index and difficult airway: a prospective observational study

Background: Patients diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) syndrome have a tendency towards hypoventilation, hypoxia, and hypercarbia in the perioperative period. This study hypothesized that the Oxygen Reserve Index (ORi) could predict possible hypoxia and determine difficult airways in pati...

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Main Authors: Ilka D. Alp, Bengü G. Köksal, Keziban Bollucuoğlu, Gamze Küçükosman, Özcan Pişkin, Çağdaş Baytar, Rahşan D. Okyay, Hilal Ayoğlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001423000799