Patient preference survey: are patients willing to delay surgery if obstructive sleep apnea is suspected?

Patient preference survey: are patients willing to delay surgery if obstructive sleep apnea is suspected?

Abstract Background Screening and optimizing patients for OSA in the perioperative period may reduce postoperative complications. However, sleep studies can be difficult to obtain before surgery. Previous surveys reported that the majority of sleep physicians would delay surgery to diagnose and mana...

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Main Authors: George Ho, Crispiana Cozowicz, Jean Wong, Mandeep Singh, Enoch Lam, Eva E. Mörwald, Najia Hasan, Stavros G. Memtsoudis, Frances Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Obstructive sleep apnea
Anesthesiology
Surveys
Decision making
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-018-0594-5

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