The relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea and postoperative delirium and pain: an observational study of a surgical cohort.

ABSTRACT: Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea are at increased risk of adverse postoperative outcomes, such as cardiac and respiratory complications. It has been hypothesised that obstructive sleep apnoea also increases the risk for postoperative delirium and acute postoperative pain. We conducted a retrospective, observational study investigating the relationship of obstructive sleep apnoea with postoperative delirium and acute postoperative pain severity. Patients were classified as being at high risk for obstructive sleep apnoea if they had been diagnosed with this condition, or if they were positive for more than four factors using the 'STOP-BANG' screening tool. Adjusted logistic regression was used to investigate the association between obstructive sleep apnoea and postoperative delirium, a

SUBMITTER: Strutz PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6829039 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature