Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a major risk factor for perioperative adverse
events. However, no screening tool for OSA has been validated in surgical patients. This …

Background Because of the high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and its
adverse impact on perioperative outcome, a practical screening tool for surgical patients is …

Background: Patients with obstructive sleep apnea are at risk for perioperative morbidity.
The authors used a screening prediction model for obstructive sleep apnea to generate a …

BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a largely underdiagnosed, common
condition, which is important to diagnose preoperatively because it has implications for …

BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is present in a significant proportion of the
population, but the majority of patients remain undiagnosed. It is crucial that …

Abstract Background The STOP-Bang questionnaire is used to screen patients for
obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). We evaluated the association between STOP-Bang scores …

BACKGROUND: The risk of postoperative complications increases with undiagnosed
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The high-risk OSA (HR-OSA) patients can be easily …

Study Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been associated with increased
perioperative morbidity and mortality. We initiated a protocol designed to screen patients …

Screening for obstructive sleep apnea before surgery: why is... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Screening for obstructive sleep apnea before surgery: why is it important …

Background Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) affects∼ 9–24% of the general population,
and 90% remain undiagnosed. Those patients with undiagnosed moderate-to-severe OSA …