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Utilizing The Stop-Bang Questionnaire As A Preoperative Assessment Tool In Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Procedures, Emily Randle
Utilizing The Stop-Bang Questionnaire As A Preoperative Assessment Tool In Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Procedures, Emily Randle
Doctoral Projects
In the world of anesthesia, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can cause a conglomeration of post-operative complications. One of the best ways to avoid these complications is to alter one’s anesthetic to accommodate the needs of a patient with OSA. The current issue with altering one’s anesthetic is that a majority of patients with OSA still remain undiagnosed. My project that will showcase just how many patients have undiagnosed OSA.
The goal of this project was to recognize how many patients were at moderate to high risk for OSA. I did this by providing an in-service on OSA and the STOP-Bang …