Turkish Anaesthesiologist's Experiences of Anaesthetic Management of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)


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ERBAŞ M., KİRAZ H. A., ŞİMŞEK T., Sahin H., Toman H., HANCI V.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION, vol.43, no.4, pp.253-262, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/tjar.2015.70893
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY AND REANIMATION
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.253-262
  • Keywords: Obstructive sleep apnea, questionnaire, knowledge, attitudes, anaesthesiologist, DIFFICULT TRACHEAL INTUBATION, SEVOFLURANE, PREVALENCE, DESFLURANE, MALES
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an important health problem that is increasing with the increase in the incidence of obesity. For patients with OSA, it is reported that preoperative OSA diagnosis is made in only 10%-20% of the patients. Therefore, it gains importance that these patients are diagnosed in the preoperative period. The aim of this study is to analyze with a survey the experiences of anaesthesia experts working in Turkey about the diagnosis of patients with OSA, anaesthetic methods and postoperative care.