BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is prevalent in the morbidly obese
population. The need for routine preoperative testing for OSA has been debated in bariatric …

Clinicians are becoming more aware of the risks of sleep deprivation and unrecognized
sleep-disordered breathing in hospitalized patients, most importantly in those patients …

Objective: To develop evidence‐based recommendations that optimize the safety and
efficacy of perioperative anesthetic care and pain management in weight loss surgery (WLS) …

Background Bariatric surgery patients are vulnerable to sleep-disordered breathing (SDB)
early after recovery from surgery and anesthesia. The authors hypothesized that continuous …

Importance Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is prevalent in surgical patients and is
associated with an increased risk of adverse perioperative events. Study objective To …

Background In the postoperative period hypoventilation and hypoxia with hypercarbia may
occur in morbidly obese patients due to the residual influence of general anesthesia drugs …

BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea is a common condition in the morbidly obese
population. Many patients undergoing bariatric surgery require postoperative continuous …

INTRODUCTION: Obesity is becoming more prevalent world wide. Bariatric surgery is one
treatment option for patients with severe or morbid obesity. There have been few …

Background. Anastomotic disruption after surgical intervention is an infrequent complication,
but may lead to severe morbidity and mortality when it occurs. Of the various gastric …

Background Obstructive sleep apnea is common in morbidly obese patients, and
noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) is the standard treatment. Postoperatively …