Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most prevalent sleep-breathing disturbance.

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Surgery with OSA

Learn more about the prevalence of OSA in the
surgical population and what to expect postoperatively.

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STOP-Bang Tool

The Official STOP-Bang Questionnaire was validated
as a screening modality for OSAS in the preoperative setting.

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Publications

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Perioperative Medicine,
STOP-Bang Validation, and a lot more.

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The publication on "High STOP-Bang score indicates a high probability of obstructive sleep apnea" receives accolade on World Anaesthesia Day.

On the occasion of the 2017 World Anaesthesia Day, British Journal of Anaesthesia take the opportunity to highlight some of the key papers to appear in the Journal over the years of major importance to the field of anaesthesia. The 25 articles were selected based on their novelty, significance and impact as reflected in their frequent citation in the literature as well as importance to the practice of anaesthesia, critical care and pain medicine.

https://academic.oup.com/bja/pages/world_anaesthesia_day_2017

The work of our team High STOP-Bang score indicates a high probability of obstructive sleep apnoea was chosen as one of the top 25 articles.

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