Leone BJ

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Obstructive sleep apnea and disordered sleep syndromes are common throughout the population. As obesity of the general population continues to increase so too does the incidence of obstructive sleep apnea, as the incidence of upper airway fat deposition increases with obesity and thus the caliber of the upper airway decreases. This disordered breathing and airway obstruction syndrome poses significant challenges for the management of intraoperative anesthesia and postoperative pain.

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