Perioperative implications and prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea risk in a surgical population using the updated STOP-Bang questionnaire

Abstract

Synopsis: Obstructive Sleep apnea (OSA) is a serious condition that is usually underdiagnosed in the general and surgical population. The updated STOP-Bang questionnaire offers a quick and reliable tool to screen these patients with better specificity. This study used the updated STOP-Bang to address the risk of prevalence and perioperative consequences of OSA. OSA was highly prevalent and associated with many comorbidities. Intermediate and high risk OSA patients were more prone to suffer intra and post-operative events such as difficult intubation and oxygen desaturation. The updated STOP-Bang questionnaire was able to predict these events and can help to better formulate anesthetic plans.