Postoperative episodic oxygen desaturation in the sleep apnoea syndrome.
We describe a patient with sleep apnoea syndrome who showed severe episodic hypoxaemia in the late postoperative period. The sleep apnoea syndrome should be studied further to evaluate its significance as a surgical risk factor.
Rosenberg
J
J
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Hvidovre University Hospital, Denmark.
Kehlet
H
H
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology*; D010507:Periodicity; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications*