Uninterrupted use of continuous positive airway pressure after endoscopic endonasal approach for pituitary tumors

Lauren M North; Rebecca L Rohde; Sarah Cornell; Christopher M Long; Nathan T Zwagerman

doi:10.1002/alr.23252

Uninterrupted use of continuous positive airway pressure after endoscopic endonasal approach for pituitary tumors

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 Mar;14(3):724-727. doi: 10.1002/alr.23252. Epub 2023 Aug 21.

Authors

Lauren M North¹, Rebecca L Rohde¹, Sarah Cornell², Christopher M Long¹, Nathan T Zwagerman²

Affiliations

¹ Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Milwaukee, USA.
² Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Neurosurgery, Milwaukee, USA.

PMID: 37563906
DOI: 10.1002/alr.23252

Abstract

Resumption of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in the immediate postoperative period after endoscopic endonasal approaches (EEA) for pituitary adenomas can be safe.

Keywords: anterior skull base; endoscopic endonasal approach to the pituitary; endoscopic skull base surgery; postoperative.

MeSH terms

Adenoma* / surgery
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Humans
Nose / pathology
Nose / surgery
Pituitary Neoplasms* / surgery
Postoperative Period
Skull Base / surgery