Riesgos anestésicos en los pacientes con apnea obstructiva del sueño

Abstract

Anesthesia and airway management in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) presents difficulties regarding the ventilation mask, intubation and ventilation after extubation. Approximately 10% to 20% of surgical patients have high probability of OSA and 81% of them have not been previously diagnosed. Early identification of these patients and the implementation of strategies to reduce perioperative respiratory depression, improves the perioperative care and reduces the risk of adverse outcomes in patients with confirmed or suspected OSA who receive sedation or anesthesia for diagnostic or therapeutic procedures under the care of an anesthesiologist. The available literature is reviewed in terms of complications and recommendations for the perioperative management of patients at risk of OSA with or without previous diagnosis.