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Risk of General Anaesthesia in People With Obstructive Sleep Apnoea BMJ 329:955-959, den Herder,C.,et al, 2004 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea are at a high risk of developing complications when having surgery or other invasive interventions under general anaesthesia, whether or not the surgery is related to obstructive sleep apnoea. Surgeons of all specialties, and especially anaesthetists, should be aware that undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea is common. They should be alert to patients who are at risk of having obstructive sleep apnoea and be aware of the potential preoperative and postoperative complications in such patients. Management options include alternative methods of pain relief, use of nasal continuous airway pressure before and after surgery, and surveillance in an intensive care unit, especially after nasal surgery in which packs are used. An algorithm for management of difficult airways should be established.

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