The correlation between the STOP-Bang score and oxygen saturation during spinal anesthesia with dexmedetomidine sedation

Background The STOP-Bang questionnaire is a simple screening tool with high sensitivity for the detection of severe obstructive sleep apnea. Predicting airway obstruction would allow the safe management of sedative patients to prevent intraoperative hypoxia. This study was designed to check the corr...

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Main Authors: Minsu Yun, Jiwook Kim, Sungwon Ryu, Seo Han, Yusom Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2021-07-01
Series:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.anesth-pain-med.org/upload/pdf/apm-21011.pdf