Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is highly prevalent in the general population. In addition, patients with comorbid OSA are frequently hospitalized for unrelated conditions. This review focuses on managing patients with comorbid OSA in inpatient and acute care settings for inpatient providers. ...
To the Editor In patients screened for moderate to severe OSA, Dr Chai-Coetzer and colleagues reported that management in a primary care setting was
Affecting up to 40 percent of the population, sleep apnea is a condition with enormous associated costs and impact. Addressing the current state-of-the-art in the diagnosis and management of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea covers every aspect of this comm...
Obstructive sleep apnea: management considerations in psychiatric patients 来自 Semantic Scholar 喜欢 0 阅读量: 28 作者:M Zolezzi,T Heck 摘要: Psychiatric disorders and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are often comorbid. However, there is limited information on the impact of psychotropic medications on...
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who underwent procedures under anesthesia were at increased risk for perioperative complications compared with patients without the disease. The equipment for management of a difficult airway should be in place before induction of general anesthesia. Orotracheal...
Physiologic Approach in Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Management OverviewUpdated: Sep 14, 2023 Author: Veena Sankar, MD; Chief Editor: Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA more...Practice Essentials Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) encompasses a spectrum of disorders with implications in many fields of...
Doug McEvoy, MD JAMA Comment & Response Management Setting of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Jeremy A. Weingarten, MD; Robert C. Basner, MD JAMA Comment & Response Management Setting of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Samuel A. Fleishman, MD JAMA Full Text In Reply Dr Fleishman states that in the United ...
Management Treatment of OSA partly depends on the patients’ severity of sleep-disordered breathing. Those with mild apnea have more options, whereas people with moderate to severe apnea should be treated with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Conservative therapy and prevention The fol...
Expert commentary: To improve OSA management, there is a pressing need to develop new cost-effective strategies, particularly those related to OSA treatment, from measures such as lifestyle changes to CPAP use. Two broad strategies should be implemented: 1) adequate pre-, peri-, and post-...
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is very common in children with Down syndrome and other craniofacial abnormalities and causes significant deleterious physical, developmental, and behavioral outcomes. OSA in these individuals is generally more difficult to treat than in other children, because of increased ...