Open AccessAssociation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea With Difficult Intubation: Prospective Multicenter Observational Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Edwin Seet,
Frances Chung,
Chew Yin Wang,
Stanley Tam,
Chandra M. Kumar,
Chalani Udhyami Ubeynarayana,
Carolyn Chue Wai Yim,
Eleanor F. F. Chew,
Carmen Lam,
Benny C P Cheng,
Matthew T.V. Chan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000005479
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , intubation , prospective cohort study , polysomnography , perioperative , body mass index , airway , anesthesia , continuous positive airway pressure , sleep apnea , apnea , surgery
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been found to be associated with difficult airway, although there is a paucity of prospective studies investigating thresholds of OSA severity with difficult airway outcomes. The aim of this study was to examine the association between OSA and difficult intubation or difficult mask ventilation. We also explored the utility of the Snoring, Tiredness, Observed apnea, high blood Pressure, Body mass index, Age, Neck circumference, and Gender (STOP-Bang) score for difficult airway prediction.