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 …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a commonly encountered problem in the perioperative
setting even though many patients remain undiagnosed at the time of surgery. The objective …

The purpose of this update of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) guidelines on
the pre-operative evaluation of the adult undergoing noncardiac surgery is to present …

Background Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is often undiagnosed before elective surgery
and may predispose patients to perioperative complications. Methods A literature search of …

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

Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder characterized by intermittent
airway obstruction during sleep. The association between OSA and the incidence of …

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased risk of
postoperative complications. The authors investigated whether preoperative diagnosis and …

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common sleep related breathing disorder. Its
prevalence is estimated to be between 2% and 25% in the general population. However, the …

Background: Anesthetics, analgesics, and surgery may profoundly affect sleep architecture
and aggravate sleep-related breathing disturbances. The authors hypothesized that patients …

Background Systematic screening and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) or
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in presurgical patients would impose a significant cost …