Preoperative screening for obstructive sleep apnea in cardiovascular patients – How useful is STOP-BANG questionnaire in the Indian context?

BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is reported in a high proportion of cardiac surgical patients, up to 73%. STOP-BANG is a validated questionnaire for screening of outpatients for OSA with high sensitivity. There is sparse literature from India regarding the prevalence of OSA in preoperative...

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Autores principales: Sreedharan, Sapna Erat, Mitta, Nandini, KP, Unnikrishnan, Paul, Rejith, Pillai, Vivek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8404608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34269259
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aca.ACA_132_20

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8404608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34269259
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aca.ACA_132_20

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