Abstract
Airway maintenance in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can be challenging; therefore, profound preoperative evaluation and preparation are mandatory. Decisions for anesthesiologic airway management focus on awake fiberoptic intubation vs. induction of general anesthesia, and on the preservation of or the return to spontaneous ventilation. The strategies differ based on preoperative knowledge of intubation difficulties and airway abnormalities. The recovery phase after the end of the surgery calls for the same alertness as the initial management of airway difficulties. Close cooperation of surgeon and anesthesiologist in the pre, intra, and postoperative period will help reduce airway-related morbidity and mortality.
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Genzwuerker, H.V. (2010). Anesthesiologic Airway Management. In: Surgery for Sleep Disordered Breathing. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77786-1_13
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