Descriptive Characteristics of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients at Risk of Longer Post-Operative Hospital Stay

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is defined as the occurrence of at least five apnea and hypopnea episodes in an hour accompanied by a decrease of oxygen saturation exceeding 4%. OSA may increase perioperative risk in patients requiring general anesthesia, sedation or intravenous analgesia.

Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - July 23, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Esther Lee, JoAnn S. Daugherty Tags: ASPAN National Conference Abstract Source Type: research