Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a major risk factor for perioperative adverse
events. However, no screening tool for OSA has been validated in surgical patients. This …

Background Because of the high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and its
adverse impact on perioperative outcome, a practical screening tool for surgical patients is …

Objectif Il est presume que l’apnee obstructive du sommeil (AOS) est un facteur de risque
pour la morbidite et la mortalite postoperatoires, mais les donnees probantes actuelles sont …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a rare event in pregnancy, occurring in approximately 3 in 10 000
pregnancies. The spectrum of AP in pregnancy ranges from mild pancreatitis to serious …

Background: Anesthetics, analgesics, and surgery may profoundly affect sleep architecture
and aggravate sleep-related breathing disturbances. The authors hypothesized that patients …

Objectives The nationwide prevalence of cannabis use/abuse has more than doubled from
2002 to 2011. Whether the outpatient trend is reflected in the inpatient setting is unknown. …

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an acute inflammatory process of the pancreas that is associated
with variable involvement of pancreatic/peripancreatic tissue and one or more organ systems …

Methods: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PSYCinfo, CENTRAL, TRANSPORT, CINAHL,
reference lists of retrieved articles and narrative reviews, for studies on chronic cancer and …

Background: Delirium is a commonly observed problem for adult patients in the intensive care
unit (ICU) that is associated with increased mortality, increased hospital length of stay, and …

PURPOSE: Upper airway abnormalities carry the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and
difficult tracheal intubations. Both conditions contribute to significant clinical problems and …