welcomes you to the new, improved website!The authors measured the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) preoperatively in patients undergoing thoracic surgery using the “STOP-BANG” questionnaire. A total of 76% of patients were considered intermediate to high risk for OSA, and this group had a longer duration of ICU delirium/coma than the low risk group.
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Preoperative STOP-BANG Scores and Postoperative Delirium and Coma in Thoracic Surgery Patients
Submitted by: Emily Robinson
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.05.089
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Author(s): Sophia Wang, MD, Ninotchka Liban Sigua, MD, Shalini Manchanda, MD, Steve Gradney, MD, Sikandar H. Khan, Anthony Perkins, Kenneth Kesler, Babar Khan
