title: [Acute respiratory failure immediately following surgery for morbid obesity].
abstract: Patients with sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome have a higher probability of presenting more postoperative complications, yet early treatment with continuous positive airway pressure can prevent them. We report the case of a patient who underwent surgery for morbid obesity and who developed acute respiratory failure in the immediate postoperative period, requiring readmission to the recovery unit. The patient's condition progressed favorably following treatment with bilevel positive airway pressure. It was subsequently confirmed that the patient suffered from sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid, España. fsas@telefonica.net
authors.forename: Félix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Del Campo Matías
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Frutos Arribas
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sánchez Fernández
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications