Background During the last two decades, an increasing number of bariatric surgical
procedures have been performed worldwide. There is no consensus regarding optimal …

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society guidelines provide an evidencebased,
multimodal approach to surgical care, to improve outcomes after major operations. The main …

The purpose of the Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine guideline on preoperative
screening and assessment of adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is to present …

Background Evaluation and interpretation of the literature on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
allows for consolidation and determination of the key factors important for clinical …

The purpose of the Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine Guideline on Intraoperative
Management of Adult Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is to present …

BACKGROUND: Although patients with sleep apnea (SA) are considered to be at increased
risk for postoperative complications, evidence supporting increased risk of perioperative …

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 …

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 …

A significant number of patients with obstructive sleep apnea neither tolerate positive airway
pressure (PAP) therapy nor achieve successful outcomes from either upper airway surgeries …

Anesthesia and surgery both affect the architecture of sleep. Aside from the postoperative
effects of anesthesia and surgery, sleep deprivation and fragmentation have been shown to …