RT Book, Section
A1 Pfeifer, Kurt
A2 Cohn, Steven L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1179531045
T1 Sleep Apnea and Airway Management
T2 Decision Making in Perioperative Medicine: Clinical Pearls
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260468106
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179531045
RD 2024/04/24
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.