TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Sleep Apnea and Airway Management A1 - Pfeifer, Kurt A2 - Cohn, Steven L. PY - 2021 T2 - Decision Making in Perioperative Medicine: Clinical Pearls AB - Current studies estimate at least 25 million people in the United States have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and in the surgical population the incidence of moderate or severe sleep apnea (defined as a respiratory event index [REI] or apnea-hypopnea index [AHI] ≥15) is approximately 30%.1 Sleep apnea is associated with several perioperative complications, including respiratory failure, delirium, major adverse cardiac events, and mortality, and these risks are likely higher among patients with undiagnosed sleep apnea.2 Although OSA is often the primary focus of clinicians, it is important to note that central sleep apnea is also a major source of morbidity and mortality. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179531045 ER -