… , patients with sleep apnea may present for surgery without receiving a prior diagnosis.
Adverse surgical outcomes appear to be more frequent in patients with … in the surgical patient is …

… -dependent reduction in respiratory muscle activity is a normal phenomenon of sleep.
Sleep apnea patients differ from normal subjects in that they have abnormal changes in their …

… information in these guidelines specifically pertaining to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). …
patient with obstructive sleep apnea in the perioperative period–avoiding complications. Sleep…

… Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects approximately 20% of US adults, of whom about 90%
… among surgical patients is unknown. We tested the feasibility of screening surgical patients …

… As such, a significant number of patients with sleep apnea may present for surgery
without receiving a prior diagnosis. Although published guidelines exist, OSA is often neither …

… BACKGROUND: Hypoxemia, hypertension, airway obstruction, and death have been
associated with surgery for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Patient analysis was …

… to have obstructive sleep apnea in 305 patients. This finding implies a minimal frequency of
4.2% of surgical patients having obstructive sleep apnea in our preadmission clinic. Patients …

… In conclusion, surgical patients with OSA may be at higher risk for respiratory and cardiac
complications postoperatively, requiring transfer to an intensive care setting. It remains to be …

… In this review article, we will discuss the epidemiology of sleep apnea in the surgical population…
of sleep apnea is much higher in surgical patients and depends on the type of surgery. In …

… , sleep, polysomnography, apnea-hypopnea index procedure, demography THE prevalence
of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in surgical patients is … been validated in surgical patients. …