Erschienen in:
30.10.2017 | Review Article/Brief Review
Interpretation of sleep studies for patients with sleep-disordered breathing: What the anesthesiologist needs to know
verfasst von:
Vina Meliana, MBBS, FANZCA, Frances Chung, MBBS, FRCPC, Christopher K. Li, MD, FRCPC, DABSM, Mandeep Singh, MBBS, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Erschienen in:
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
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Ausgabe 1/2018
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Abstract
There is increased interest in the perioperative management of patients with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Anesthesiologists must distill information from clinical reports to make key decisions for optimizing perioperative care. A patient with SDB may present with a sleep study report at the time of surgery. Knowledge of the essential components of such a report can help the anesthesiologist evaluate the patient and optimize the perioperative management. In this narrative review, we describe how level I (i.e., laboratory-based) polysomnography (PSG) data are collected and scored using the recommended scoring guidelines, as well as the basic information and salient features of a typical PSG report relevant to the anesthesiologist. In addition, we briefly review the indications for sleep studies, including the types of laboratory-based studies, as well as the role and limitations of portable monitors (level II-IV studies) and examples of PSG reports in the clinical context.