Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Diverse Bariatric Surgery Population.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common among bariatric surgery patients and is associated with perioperative risk. Preoperative screening is recommended, but some screening tools lack validation, and their relative performance is unclear in this population. The study objective was to compare the ability of four existing tools (STOP-BANG, NO-OSAS, No-Apnea, and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale [ESS]) to screen for moderate to severe OSA in a diverse bariatric cohort.

Methods

Data from patients presenting for first-time bariatric surgery who underwent a sleep study within 1 year of the initial encounter were retrospectively reviewed. Performance of the four tools for detecting moderate to severe OSA was compared based on the area under the receiver operating characteris

SUBMITTER: Kreitinger KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7760780 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature