Combined propofol and thoracic epidural anesthesia for pulmonary resection in a morbidly obese patient with sleep apnea syndrome

[11] Greenberg H.E., Scharf S.M., Depressed ventilatory load compensation in sleep apnea. Reversal by nasal CPAP, Am Rev Respir Dis, 148, pp. 1610-1615, (1993)

[12] Sullivan C.E., Issa F.G., Berthon-Jones M., Eves L., Reversal of obstructive sleep apnea by continuous positive pressure applied through the nares, Lancet, 1, pp. 862-865, (1981)

[13] Joris J.L., Sottiaux T.M., Chiche J.D., Desaive C.J., Lamy M.L., Effect of bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) nasal ventilation on the postoperative pulmonary restrictive syndrome in obese patients undergoing gastroplasty, Chest, 111, pp. 665-670, (1997)

[14] Fouke J.M., Strohl K.P., Effect of position and lung volume on upper airway geometry, J Appl Physiol, 63, pp. 375-380, (1987)

[15] Craig D.B., Wahba W.M., Don H.F., Couture J.G., Becklake M.R., Closing volume" and its relationship to gas exchange in seated and supine positions, J Appl Physiol, 31, pp. 717-729, (1971)

[16] Rosenberg J., Wildschiodtz G., Pedeersen M.H., von Jessen F., Kehlet H., Late postoperative nocturnal episodic hypoxaemia and associated sleep pattern, Br J Anaesth, 72, pp. 145-150, (1994)

[17] Gelman S., Laws H.L., Potzik J., Strong S., Smith L., Erdemir H., Thoracic epidural vs balanced anesthesia in morbid obesity: An intraoperative and postoperative hemodynamic study, Anesth Analg, 59, pp. 902-908, (1980)

[18] Kellow N.H., Scott A.D., White S.A., Feneck R.O., Comparison of the effects of propofol and isoflurane anaesthetics on right ventricular function during thoracic surgery, Br J Anaesth, 75, pp. 578-582, (1995)

[19] Abe K., Shimizu T., Takashina M., Shiozaki H., Yoshiya I., The effects of propofol, isoflurane, and sevoflurane on oxygenation and shunt fraction during one-lung ventilation, Anesth Analg, 87, pp. 1164-1169, (1998)

[20] Fisher A., Waterhouse T.D., Adams A.P., Obesity: Its relation to anaesthesia, Anaesthesia, 30, pp. 633-647, (1975)

[11] Greenberg H.E., Scharf S.M., Depressed ventilatory load compensation in sleep apnea. Reversal by nasal CPAP, Am Rev Respir Dis, 148, pp. 1610-1615, (1993)

[12] Sullivan C.E., Issa F.G., Berthon-Jones M., Eves L., Reversal of obstructive sleep apnea by continuous positive pressure applied through the nares, Lancet, 1, pp. 862-865, (1981)

[13] Joris J.L., Sottiaux T.M., Chiche J.D., Desaive C.J., Lamy M.L., Effect of bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) nasal ventilation on the postoperative pulmonary restrictive syndrome in obese patients undergoing gastroplasty, Chest, 111, pp. 665-670, (1997)

[14] Fouke J.M., Strohl K.P., Effect of position and lung volume on upper airway geometry, J Appl Physiol, 63, pp. 375-380, (1987)

[15] Craig D.B., Wahba W.M., Don H.F., Couture J.G., Becklake M.R., Closing volume" and its relationship to gas exchange in seated and supine positions, J Appl Physiol, 31, pp. 717-729, (1971)

[16] Rosenberg J., Wildschiodtz G., Pedeersen M.H., von Jessen F., Kehlet H., Late postoperative nocturnal episodic hypoxaemia and associated sleep pattern, Br J Anaesth, 72, pp. 145-150, (1994)

[17] Gelman S., Laws H.L., Potzik J., Strong S., Smith L., Erdemir H., Thoracic epidural vs balanced anesthesia in morbid obesity: An intraoperative and postoperative hemodynamic study, Anesth Analg, 59, pp. 902-908, (1980)

[18] Kellow N.H., Scott A.D., White S.A., Feneck R.O., Comparison of the effects of propofol and isoflurane anaesthetics on right ventricular function during thoracic surgery, Br J Anaesth, 75, pp. 578-582, (1995)

[19] Abe K., Shimizu T., Takashina M., Shiozaki H., Yoshiya I., The effects of propofol, isoflurane, and sevoflurane on oxygenation and shunt fraction during one-lung ventilation, Anesth Analg, 87, pp. 1164-1169, (1998)

[20] Fisher A., Waterhouse T.D., Adams A.P., Obesity: Its relation to anaesthesia, Anaesthesia, 30, pp. 633-647, (1975)