Is obstructive sleep apnea associated with difficult airway? Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective and retrospective cohort studies.

Mahesh NagappaDavid T WongCrispiana CozowiczSatya Krishna RamachandranStavros G MemtsoudisFrances F Chung

Published in: PloS one (2018)

This SRMA found that patients with obstructive sleep apnea had a three to four-fold higher risk of difficult intubation or mask ventilation or both, when compared to non-sleep apnea patients.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
positive airway pressure
sleep apnea
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
cardiac arrest
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis