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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
2021-07-01
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Series: | Anesthesia and Pain Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.anesth-pain-med.org/upload/pdf/apm-21011.pdf |