… Adverse respiratory and cardiovascular outcomes are associated with OSA in the perioperative
period; therefore, it is imperative to identify and treat patients at high risk for the disease. …

… Surgical patients receive sedation, anesthesia, and opioids during the perioperative period.
… the arousal response, leading to worsening of sleep apnea in the perioperative period. …

… the perioperative period. 2. State a perioperative complication in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Syndrome … Identify perioperative interventions and management techniques that best facilitate …

… of a known obstructive sleep apnea patient after general anesthesia. 5. Determine the
postoperative disposition of a suspected obstructive sleep apnea patient after general anesthesia. …

… search in PubMed based on the terms “sleep apnea AND anesthesia” OR “sleep apnea
AND pathophysiology.” The guidelines of multiple specialty societies were considered as well. …

… Sleep Medicine’s Clinical Practice Review Committee. Methods: A search of MEDLINE database
using MeSH terms apnea, obstructive sleep apnea … in obstructive sleep apnea patients. …

… Sleep apnea affects all phases of the perioperative period, … of managing sleep apnea
patients perioperatively lie in … phase of the perioperative period regarding the increased risk …

… of obstructive sleep apnea during conscious sedation or in the perioperative period is … other
factors during the perioperative period on patients with obstructive sleep apnea. The aim of …

… perioperative period, from anesthesia through the surgery itself and into the postoperative
period, is more problematic for patients with sleep … “obstructive sleep apnea AND perioperative …

… From the anesthesiologists' standpoint, patients with OSA pose significant problems in
the perioperative period, including difficult airways, sensitivity to anesthetic agents, and …