The more the merrier? Working towards multidisciplinary management of obstructive sleep apnea and comorbid insomnia

JC Ong, MI Crisostomo - Journal of clinical psychology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The goal of this article was to provide an overview of the diagnostic
considerations, clinical features, pathophysiology, and treatment approaches for patients …

[HTML][HTML] Are at-home sleep studies performed using portable monitors (PMs) as effective at diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults as sleep laboratory …

R Walia, A Achilefu, S Crawford, V Jain… - The Journal of the …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sleep apnea is a medical condition that, untreated, can exacerbate and possibly cause a
multitude of medical conditions, such as hypertension, heart disease, stroke and many …

Frequency and costs of low-value preoperative tests for patients undergoing low-risk procedures in the veterans health administration

AHS Harris, T Bowe, RN Kamal, ED Sears… - Perioperative …, 2022 - Springer
Background Clinical practice guidelines discourage routine preoperative screening tests for
patients undergoing low-risk procedures. This study sought to determine the frequency and …

Variability and costs of low-value preoperative testing for carpal tunnel release surgery

AHS Harris, EL Meerwijk, RN Kamal… - Anesthesia & …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Choosing Wisely Top-5
list of activities to avoid includes “Don't obtain baseline laboratory studies in patients without …

Filling in the pieces of the sleep apnea–hypertension puzzle

VK Kapur, EM Weaver - JAMA, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (OSA) IS A COMMON BUT underdiagnosed disorder that is
associated with excessive sleepiness, poor quality of life, neurocognitive deficits, metabolic …

Identifying Strategies to Reduce Low-Value Preoperative Testing for Low-Risk Procedures: a Qualitative Study of Facilities with High or Recently Improved Levels of …

AHS Harris, AK Finlay, HJ Hagedorn… - Journal of General …, 2023 - Springer
Background Healthcare agencies and perioperative professional organizations recommend
avoiding preoperative screening tests for low-risk surgical procedures. However, low-value …

Variation in surgeons' requests for general anesthesia when scheduling carpal tunnel release

AHS Harris, EL Meerwijk, RN Kamal, ED Sears… - HAND, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Carpal tunnel release (CTR) can be performed with a variety of anesthesia
techniques. General anesthesia is associated with higher risk profile and increased …

“Too much information with little meaning,” relevance of preoperative laboratory testing in elective oral and maxillofacial surgeries: A systematic integrative review

TS Kaur, BP Chatterjee - National Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Aim: In the recent times due to accessibility of tools and advent of technology advising
battery of laboratory tests prior to any electeve surgical procedure has become a norm. This …

Uncertainty of screening tools for obstructive sleep apnea in asymptomatic adults with treatments varying in effects

LL Cheng - The Journal of the American Dental Association, 2017 - jada.ada.org
Review methods. The authors searched 3 databases and trial registries through October
2015; references and experts—with ongoing surveillance of the literature—were searched in …