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CONCLUSIONS: Similar to the STOP questionnaire, the Berlin questionnaire and ASA checklist demonstrated a moderately high level of sensitivity for OSA screening ....... 2%, and the complication rate was 15. The American Society of Anesthesiology classification was shown to be the best scale to mark risk (OR: 3 web. 5% at different apnea-hypopnea index cutoffs. Related ArticlesValidation of the Berlin questionnaire and American Society of Anesthesiologists checklist as screening tools for obstructive sleep apnea in surgical patients.

037), renal dysfunction (OR, 1. 002), American Society of Anesthesiology score (OR, 1. The scores from the Berlin questionnaire, ASA checklist, and STOP questionnaire were evaluated versus the apnea-hypopnea index from in-laboratory polysomnography. 004), induction therapy (OR, 1 institute.

The perioperative data were collected through chart review. Pharmacists in hospitals and health systems have a new resource to help provide high quality patient care and fulfill the objectives of ASHP's Health System Pharmacy 2015 Initiative. Nutritional status was a protective factor, in which serum albumin increases of 1 mg/dl decreased risk by 63%. RESULTS: Of 2,467 screened patients, 33, 27, and 28% were respectively classified as being at high risk of OSA by the Berlin questionnaire, ASA checklist, and STOP questionnaire. 2008 Jun;85(6):1857-65; discussion 1865Authors: Wright CD, Gaissert HA, Grab JD, O'Brien SM, Peterson ED, Allen MSBACKGROUND: Few reliable estimations of operative risk exist for lung cancer patients undergoing lobectomy. There was no significant difference between the three screening tools in the predictive parameters.