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Anesthesiol Clin North America · Sep 2005
ReviewDemographics and diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea.
- Tracey Stierer and Naresh M Punjabi.
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 601 North Caroline Street, B165A, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-0712, USA. tstiere@jhmi.edu
- Anesthesiol Clin North America. 2005 Sep 1;23(3):405-20, v.
AbstractThis article reviews the terminology of obstructive sleep apnea and the associated diagnostic tests and provides an overview of the risk factors for this chronic condition. Sleep apnea affects 2% to 4% of middle-aged working adults in the general population, however, a considerable number of affected individuals remain undiagnosed. Patients with the disease may be at a higher risk for adverse perioperative outcomes. Knowledge of factors associated with an increased risk of obstructive sleep apnea is vital to the perioperative assessment and anesthetic plan.
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