The purpose of the Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine guideline on preoperative
screening and assessment of adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is to present …

OBJECTIVE: I conducted a systematic review of the use of propensity score matching in the
cardiovascular surgery literature. I examined the adequacy of reporting and whether …

Propensity-score matching is increasingly being used to estimate the effects of treatments
using observational data. In many-to-one (M: 1) matching on the propensity score, M …

Background Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is often undiagnosed before elective surgery
and may predispose patients to perioperative complications. Methods A literature search of …

Background: Because of the high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and its
adverse impact on perioperative outcome, a practical screening tool for surgical patients is …

BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects approximately 20% of US adults, of
whom about 90% are undiagnosed. While OSA may increase risk of perioperative …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a commonly encountered problem in the perioperative
setting even though many patients remain undiagnosed at the time of surgery. The objective …

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common sleep related breathing disorder. Its
prevalence is estimated to be between 2% and 25% in the general population. However, the …

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased risk of
postoperative complications. The authors investigated whether preoperative diagnosis and …

BACKGROUND: Although patients with sleep apnea (SA) are considered to be at increased
risk for postoperative complications, evidence supporting increased risk of perioperative …