Open AccessPerioperative care of obstructive sleep apnea patients: A survey of European anesthesiologists
Author(s) -
Olumuyiwa A. Bamgbade,
Oluwafemi Oluwole,
Wael Khalaf,
Christine Namata,
Lidya M Metekia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/sja.sja_1010_20
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , perioperative , american society of anesthesiologists , anesthesia , sleep apnea , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is prevalent in the surgical patient population and is associated with high risk of perioperative complications. There are limited guidelines and wide practice variations regarding the perioperative care of obese and OSA patients. This is a study of European anesthesiologists' clinical practice of perioperative care of OSA patients.