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1952000

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-12-24
pubmed:abstractText
A 74-year-old man presenting for aortic reconstructive surgery showed severe, previously undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea during overnight oximetry monitoring before operation. Postoperatively, in the first 4 hours following extubation, he suffered 238 episodes of respiratory obstruction. These events were associated with frequent arousals, large fluctuations in systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Administration of nasal continuous positive airways pressure abolished the obstructions and allowed an uninterrupted night's sleep, with a significantly reduced blood pressure. Subsequent dips in oxygen saturation as a result of respiratory obstruction recurred on the fifth postoperative night. We conclude that pre-operative overnight oximetry may be useful in identifying those patients at risk of postoperative upper airway obstruction. Use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure may prevent the occurrence of early postoperative obstruction and the associated haemodynamic changes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0003-2409
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
849-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Postoperative obstructive sleep apnoea. Haemodynamic effects of treatment with nasal CPAP.
pubmed:affiliation
Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, Oxford, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't