A Matched Cohort Study of Postoperative Outcomes in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Mutter TC, Chateau D, Moffatt M, Ramsey C, Roos LL, Kryger M. A Matched Cohort Study of Postoperative Outcomes in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Anesthesiology 2014, 121: 707-718. PMID: 25247853, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000000407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous positive airway pressure therapyPositive airway pressure therapyObstructive sleep apneaAirway pressure therapySleep apneaPressure therapyOSA patientsCardiovascular complicationsPostoperative outcomesDiagnosis of OSAUndiagnosed obstructive sleep apneaAdult OSA patientsImportant risk modifiersPostoperative cardiovascular complicationsMatched Cohort StudyHealth administrative dataType of surgeryLarger efficacy trialPostoperative complicationsRespiratory complicationsCohort studyOSA severityPostoperative dayPreoperative diagnosisCardiac arrest