Advancements in computing and data from the near universal acceptance and
implementation of electronic health records has been formative for the growth of …

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: Postoperative opioid-induced respiratory depression (RD) is a significant
cause of death and brain damage in the perioperative period. The authors examined …

BACKGROUND: The incidence, severity, and duration of postoperative oxygen desaturation
in the general surgical population are poorly characterized. We therefore used continuous …

Objectives The primary study objective was to investigate the impact of surveillance
monitoring (ie, continuous monitoring optimized for deterioration detection) on mortality and …

Article-at-a-Glance Background The growing number of monitoring devices, combined with
suboptimal patient monitoring and alarm management strategies, has increased “alarm …

Background Continuous vital sign monitoring may potentially be improved through the use
of wearable monitors linked wirelessly to hospital electronic patient records. By improving …

Background: Measurement of vital signs in hospitalized patients is necessary to assess the
clinical situation of the patient. Early warning scores (EWS), such as the modified early …

Elderly, female sex, presence of obstructive sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, cardiac disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, neurologic disease, renal …

BACKGROUND: Death and anoxic brain injury from unrecognized postoperative respiratory
depression (PORD) is a serious concern for patient safety. The American Patient Safety …