Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening: Are We There Yet? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: We found that a number of airway and nonairway parameters were identified with moderate to good correlation with OSA diagnosis in the general population. In future studies, it remains to be seen whether PoCUS screening for a combination of these parameters can address the pitfalls of OSA screening questionnaires.
PMID: 31743189 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Anesthesia and Analgesia - November 20, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Singh M, Tuteja A, Wong DT, Goel A, Trivedi A, Tomlinson G, Chan V Tags: Anesth Analg Source Type: research