Tag: sleep apnea surgery
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Intubation Can be Difficult in Sleep Apnea Patient
Endotracheal intubation can be difficult in patients with obstructive sleep apnea . Dr.Thomas the senior anesthetist explains the predecting factors in sleep apnea surgery intubation. This is done in Jubilee Christian Mission Hospital Trivandrum Kerala South India. For more videos and details, go to http://drpaulose.com For more details and free updates you may subscribe to…
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Why Sleep (Somno) Endoscopy before Sleep Apnea Surgery?
The localization of obstruction of upper airways in patients who have Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome is evaluated by different tests like awake endoscopy, Dynamic MRI, and Sleep Study. Sleep Endoscopy is the best currently available method to directly evaluate the upper airway collapse during induced sleep. Here Somno endoscopy is performed before multilevel surgery in…
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Sleep Apnea:Surgical Options
Patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea need multilevel surgery to remove the areas of upper airway narrowing.In my experience of doing Sleep Apnea surgery for the last 18 years,I find minimally invasive procedures won’t do much good for these patients.One time radical multilevel surgery is the answer, especially in a country like India. Here a…
