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The Not-So-Good Idea of Sedating Patients Who Have Obstructive Sleep Apnea
JAMA Performance Improvement: Do No Harm
English - February 06, 2018 16:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MB - ★★★★ - 23 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Science medicine jama jamanetwork performanceimprovement Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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One-third of the US population is obese. Obesity is a major risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea. This condition is very common, and patients with sleep apnea are at risk of major complications from sedation. This JAMA Performance Improvement podcast reviews a case of a patient who did poorly after he was sedated for a medical procedure. Interviewees include Joshua Pevnick, MD, MSHS, from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and Jason R. Farrer, MD, from Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation.
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