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GOMEZ HERNANDEZ, Ariel; BELLO FRIAS, Roberto  y  QUINTANA SANTOS, Noris. Sleep obstructive apnea is a serious matter that must to be considered by anesthesiologists. Rev cuba anestesiol reanim [online]. 2009, vol.8, n.3, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1726-6718.

Introduction: High airways permeability maintenance is a concern shared by anesthesiologists and by physicians involved in sleep disturbances. Patients presenting with sleep obstructive apnea are more liable to present airways obstruction, mainly when are associated with depressor effect of drugs used in sedation or analgesia procedures. Aim: To make an updating on relation between sleep obstructive apnea and anesthesia, as well as how to plan the anesthetetic behavior of patients with this condition requiring the use of anesthesia from any cause. Conclusions: Sleep obstructive apnea is an entity increasing the surgical risk and requiring special considerations in all anesthesia phases.

Palabras clave : Sleep obstructive apnea; anesthesia; future behavior; complications.

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