Pulse-ox paradox: potential versus pitfalls of pulse oximetry monitoring in surgical patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Anesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
• ² Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
• ³ Department of Anesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada. frances.chung@uhn.ca.
• ⁴ Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. frances.chung@uhn.ca.
• ⁵ ResMed Chair of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, MCL 2-405, 399 Bathurst Rd., Toronto, ON, M5T2S8, Canada. frances.chung@uhn.ca.