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Identifying Predictors Of Airway Complications In Conscious Sedation Procedures, Rosemary Bray
Identifying Predictors Of Airway Complications In Conscious Sedation Procedures, Rosemary Bray
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Problem: Conscious sedation procedures are complicated by unanticipated airway compromise and obstruction. The STOP-Bang questionnaire (University of Toronto, 2012) is a validated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) screening questionnaire used as a pre-procedure evaluation tool to assess a patient’s risk for OSA. There are four verifiable, objective questions and four subjective questions. This study examines to what extent the STOP-Bang score question variables reliably predict airway complications during conscious sedation procedures.
Method: The method was a retrospective review of data from the electronic medical record (EMR) of patients who had conscious sedation for endoscopy procedures. The individual questions of the STOP-Bang …