Purpose This study was aimed to identify potential obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in
ambulatory surgical patients and create perianesthesia nursing protocols using a reliable …

Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects an estimated 20% of the adult surgical
population. Veteran patients have many characteristics consistent with OSA, but lack of …

Purpose Undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) results in increased morbidity and
mortality. It is important to screen preoperative patients for OSA risks in order to plan for …

Caring for a patient postoperatively with a medical history of diagnosed or suspected
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is not uncommon. OSA is estimated to be present in 2–26 …

Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a breathing disorder found in surgical patients
and associated with complications in the postoperative period. The implementation of a …

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 …

Purpose Practice guidelines from the perianesthesia community suggest that preoperative
identification of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and standardized longer …

Background The lack of a preoperative screening tool to detect obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA) may lead to an increase in postoperative complications. Aim The aim of the study was …

Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common cause of intraoperative and
postoperative complications in the surgical setting. Design Retrospective chart analysis …

OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (OSA) is a recent but significant clinical issue reported in the
literature only in the last couple of decades. An estimated 12 million Americans, or 2% to 7 …