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Assessment tools help diagnose obstructive sleep apnea
Assessment tools help diagnose obstructive sleep apnea
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Pennsylvania patient safety advisory
- Author(s):
- Wallace, Susan C., author
- Contributor(s):
- Pennsylvania. Patient Safety Authority, issuing body.
ECRI (Organization), issuing body.
Institute for Safe Medication Practices, issuing body. - Publication:
- [Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, December 2014
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Diagnostic Tests, Routine
Mass Screening
Postoperative Complications -- diagnosis
Preoperative Care
Risk Assessment
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive -- complications
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive -- diagnosis
Surveys and Questionnaires
Pennsylvania
United States - Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder that may first be diagnosed when a surgical patient presents for preadmission testing. OSA is characterized by partial or complete obstruction of the upper airway during sleep and can present significant problems in the perioperative period, including difficult airways, increased sensitivity to anesthetic agents, and postoperative adverse events. Analysis of reports submitted to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority over five years identified 99 OSA-related events. Thirty-three reports were classified as Serious Events associated with patient harm. An article published on OSA and the risk it places on positive postoperative outcomes was presented in the September 2007 issue of the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory. The article offered an OSA screening tool to use during preoperative evaluation. Since 2007, additional assessment tools, such as the STOP-Bang questionnaire, have become available to help facilities identify and manage patients at high risk for this condition.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (pages 168-171))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101648360 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101648360