Predictive performance of oximetry in detecting sleep apnea in surgical patients with cardiovascular risk factors.

<h4>Introduction</h4>In adults with cardiovascular risk factors undergoing major noncardiac surgery, unrecognized obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was associated with postoperative cardiovascular complications. There is a need for an easy and accessible home device in predicting sleep apnea...

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Main Authors: Rida Waseem, Matthew T V Chan, Chew Yin Wang, Edwin Seet, Frances Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250777