Sleep-disordered breathing and postoperative outcomes after elective surgery: analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Systematic screening and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in presurgical patients would impose a significant cost burden; therefore, it is important to understand whether SDB is associated with worse postoperative outcomes. We sought to determine the impact of SDB on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing four specific categories of elective surgery (orthopedic, prostate, abdominal, and cardiovascular). The primary outcomes were in-hospital death, total charges, and length of stay (LOS). Two secondary outcomes of interest were respiratory and cardiac complications.

Methods

Data were obtained from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database. Regression models were fitted to assess the independent association between

SUBMITTER: Mokhlesi B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3760743 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature