Open AccessObstructive sleep apnea, pain, and opioids
Author(s) -
Karen K. Lam,
Samuel Kunder,
Jean Wong,
Anthony G. Doufas,
Frances Chung
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
current opinion in anesthesiology, with evaluated medline/current opinion in anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1080-8078
pISSN - 0952-7907
DOI - 10.1097/aco.0000000000000265
Subject(s) - medicine , opioid , hypoxia (environmental) , obstructive sleep apnea , perioperative , intermittent hypoxia , anesthesia , sleep apnea , receptor , organic chemistry , oxygen , chemistry
Perioperative opioid-based pain management of patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may present challenges because of concerns over severe ventilatory compromise. The interaction between intermittent hypoxia, sleep fragmentation, pain, and opioid responses in OSA, is complex and warrants a special focus of perioperative outcomes research.