Literature Updates from January 2012

The STOP-Bang Equivalent Model and Prediction of Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Relation to Polysomnographic Measurements of the Apnea/Hypopnea Index

Posted in Clinical Adult, Literature Updates
Posted: January 1, 2012
Authors: Farney RJ, Walker BS, Farney RM, Snow GL, Walker JM.
Contributors: Nabil Elkassabany M.D., Frances Chung M.B.B.S., Stavros G. Memtsoudis M.D.,Ph.D.
Published: J Clin Sleep Med 2011; 7:459-65B

The STOP-Bang equivalent model and prediction of severity of obstructive sleep apnea: relation to polysomnographic measurements of the apnea/hypopnea index.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22003340

Benger J on Behalf of the Fourth National Audit Project. Major Complications of Airway Management in the UK: Results of the Fourth National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Difficult Airway Society. Part 2: Intensive Care and Emergency Departments

Posted in Clinical Adult, Literature Updates
Posted: January 1, 2012
Authors: Cook TM, Woodall N, Harper J, Benger J on behalf of the Fourth National Audit Project.
Contributors: Nabil Elkassabany M.D., Frances Chung M.B.B.S., Stavros G. Memtsoudis M.D.,Ph.D.
Published: Br J Anaesth 2011; 106 :632–42

Major complications of airway management in the UK: results of the Fourth National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Difficult Airway Society. Part 2: intensive care and emergency departments.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21447489

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and Perioperative Complications in Bariatric Patients

Posted in Clinical Adult, Literature Updates
Posted: January 1, 2012
Authors: Weingarten TN, Flores AS, McKenzie JA, Nguyen LT, Robinson WB, Kinney TM, Siems BT, Wenzel PJ, Sarr MG,.Marienau MS, Schroeder DR, Olson EJ, Morgenthaler TI, Warner DO, Sprung J.
Contributors: Nabil Elkassabany M.D., Frances Chung M.B.B.S., Stavros G. Memtsoudis M.D.,Ph.D.
Published: Br J Anaesth 2011; 106: 131–9

Obstructive sleep apnoea and perioperative complications in bariatric patients.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20959329

Life-Threatening Critical Respiratory Events: A Retrospective Study of Postoperative Patients Found Unresponsive During Analgesic Therapy

Posted in Clinical Adult, Literature Updates
Posted: January 1, 2012
Authors: Ramachandran SK, Haider N, Saran KA, Mathis M, Kim J, Morris M, O’Reilly M.
Contributors: Nabil Elkassabany M.D., Frances Chung M.B.B.S., Stavros G. Memtsoudis M.D.,Ph.D.
Published: J Clin Anesth 2011; 23:207–213

Life-threatening critical respiratory events: a retrospective study of postoperative patients found unresponsive during analgesic therapy.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21570616

Risk Assessment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Population of Patients Undergoing Ambulatory Surgery

Posted in Clinical Adult, Literature Updates
Posted: January 1, 2012
Authors: Stierer TL, Wright C, George A, Thompson RE, Wu CL, Collop N.
Contributors: Nabil Elkassabany M.D., Frances Chung M.B.B.S., Stavros G. Memtsoudis M.D.,Ph.D.
Published: J Clin Sleep Med 2010; 6:467–72

Risk assessment of obstructive sleep apnea in a population of patients undergoing ambulatory surgery.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20957847

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