The correlation between the STOP-Bang score and oxygen saturation during spinal anesthesia with dexmedetomidine sedation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The STOP-Bang questionnaire is a simple screening tool with high sensitivity for the detection of severe obstructive sleep apnea. Predicting airway obstruction would allow the safe management of sedative patients to prevent intraoperative hypoxia. This study was designed to check the correlation between the STOP-Bang score and oxygen saturation (SpO2) during sedation and confirm the availability of the STOP-Bang questionnaire as a preoperative exam for predicting the incidence of hypoxia in sedative patient management.

Methods

This study included 56 patients who received spinal anesthesia. The pre-anesthesia evaluation was conducted using the STOP-Bang questionnaire. The patients were under spinal anesthesia with an average block level of T10. Dexmedetomidine was

SUBMITTER: Yun M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8342822 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature