title: [Risk of interrupting nocturnal nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea].
abstract: Patients with obstructive sleep apnea are at risk of respiratory and cardiovascular complications (e.g. hypoxia, hypertensive crisis, cardiac ischemia and arrhythmias) as a result of airway callapse during the perioperative period. Therefore it is essential that the nasal continuous airway pressure (nCPAP-therapy) be maintained during that time. Such patients and the medical staff should be aware of this problem.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesie und Intensivtherapie, Universitätsklinikum Giessen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Marburg, 35033 Marburg. Frank.Dette@web.de
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dette
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rolke
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rückert
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wulf
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Koehler
mesh_terms: D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; D006801:Humans; D009551:Night Care; D019990:Perioperative Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*