The incidence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has reached epidemic proportions, and it is
an often unrecognized cause of perioperative morbidity and mortality. Profound hypoxic …

Best anaesthetic drug strategy for morbidly obese patients : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Best anaesthetic drug strategy for morbidly obese patients : Current Opinion …

Objective Opioid abuse has become an epidemic in the United States, causing nearly
50,000 deaths a year. Postoperative pain is an unavoidable consequence of most surgery …

OBJECTIVE Given the increasing prevalence of obesity, more patients with a high body
mass index (BMI) will require surgical treatment for degenerative spinal disease. In previous …

Increasing numbers of patients with morbid obesity are presenting for surgery and their
acute pain management requires an evidence-based clinical update. The objective of this …

Objective To develop a framework for integrating pharmacogenetics with clinical
pharmacokinetics for personalized oxycodone dosing based on a patient's CYP2D6 …

To investigate whether high body mass index (BMI) had adverse effects on the postoperative
outcomes for patients who underwent anterior or posterior cervical fusion procedures. A …

Objective The authors investigated a wide range of perioperative outcome measures in the
context of a robust regional anesthesia practice. Design Comprehensive review of a …

Background The prevalence of maternal obesity has increased globally and more than 70%
of overweight pregnant women occurred in upper middle income and lower middle income …

The prevalence of obesity in the United States has grown significantly within the past 2
decades, with current figures estimating that one-third of adults in the United States are …