Perioperative medicine & outcomes
Positive Airway Pressure in Surgical Patients with Sleep Apnea: What is the Supporting Evidence?
Authors' conclusion
An update on the existing literature of the efficacy of PAP therapy in surgical patients with OSA is critical to assess the impact of prior guidelines, determine when and how to effectively implement PAP therapy, and target barriers to PAP adherence in the perioperative setting.
Study context
- Population
- Surgical patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- Comparison
- Perioperative positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy in surgical patients with OSA
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Update on the literature on efficacy of PAP therapy in surgical patients with OSA: postoperative complications associated with OSA, mechanisms of increased risk, perioperative guidelines, evidence supporting perioperative PAP, limitations of PAP and alternatives
Original publication
Positive Airway Pressure in Surgical Patients with Sleep Apnea: What is the Supporting Evidence? Anesth Analg. Published 12 February 2024. doi:10.
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