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7026166 
Journal Article 
Postoperative hypoxemia in morbidly obese patients with and without obstructive sleep apnea undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery 
Ahmad, S; Nagle, A; Mccarthy, RJ; Fitzgerald, PC; Sullivan, JT; Prystowsky, J; , 
2008 
Yes 
Anesthesia and Analgesia
ISSN: 0003-2999
EISSN: 1526-7598 
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS 
PHILADELPHIA 
138-143 
English 
18635479 
WOS:000257097100023 
The increased incidence of morbid obesity has resulted in an increase of bariatric surgical procedures. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a commonly encountered comorbidity in morbidly obese patients. Sedatives, analgesics, and anesthetics alter airway tone, and airway obstruction and death have been reported in patients with OSA after minimal doses of sedatives and anesthetics, yet there is a lack of consensus regarding the care of these patients. In this study, we sought to determine whether obese patients with polysomnography-confirmed diagnosis of OSA were at significantly greater risk for postoperative hypoxemic episodes in the first 24 h after laparoscopic bariatric surgery than morbidly obese patients without a diagnosis of OSA.