Article
Utilization of apnea-hypopnea index as a novel predictive factor for difficult mask ventilation in the Chinese population under general anesthesia
2020-08-19
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<h4>Background: </h4> Difficult Mask Ventilation (DMV) is a potentially life-threatening situation that can arise during anesthesia. Accordingly, the majority of current airway management guidelines include risk assessments for DMV. Although Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is among the most important risk factors associated with DMV, other measurements such as the Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) may play an important rol...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 45a7f51a-9edb-5bb5-bc27-216cd9d6737f
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-59557/v1
