Key result
OSA in surgical patients is linked to serious perioperative complications including neurologic injury and death.
Why the study?
Obstructive sleep apnea is common in surgical patients and has been linked to serious perioperative adverse effects including severe neurologic injury and death.
Does obstructive sleep apnea increase the risk of perioperative complications in patients undergoing surgery?
Does obstructive sleep apnea increase the risk of perioperative complications in patients undergoing surgery?
Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with severe perioperative complications, highlighting the need for careful management in surgical patients.
OSA was associated with severe perioperative neurologic injury and death; leaves open whether screening improves surgical outcomes.
(Abstracted from Anesth Analg, 122:145–151, 2016) Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which is common in patients undergoing surgery, has been linked to serious perioperative adverse effects. Among these are severe neurologic injury and even death.
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Fouladpour et al. (2016) studied this question. Obstructive sleep apnea in patients undergoing surgery is associated with serious perioperative adverse effects, including severe neurologic injury and death.
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