Preoperative Sleep Questionnaires Identify Medical Emergency Team Activation in Older Adults

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have increased postoperative complications that are important for patient safety and healthcare utilization. Questionnaires help identify patients at risk for OSA; however, among older adults who preoperatively self-administered OSA questionnaires, the frequency of postoperative Medical Emergency Team Activation (META), rapid response, code blue, code stroke, is unknown.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - June 10, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Andrew M. Namen, Daniel J. Forest, Zeeshan N. Ahmad, Arjun B. Chatterjee, Amit K. Saha, Sandhya Kumar, Angela F. Edwards, Jill A. Ohar, Nicholas Kassis, Alexander O. Sy, Stephen P. Peters, Edward F. Haponik Tags: Original Study - Brief Report Source Type: research