title: Evidence-based patient safety advisory: patient assessment and prevention of pulmonary side effects in surgery. Part 1. Obstructive sleep apnea and obstructive lung disease.
abstract: Obstructive sleep apnea and obstructive lung disease may increase a patient's risk of perioperative pulmonary complications. This practice advisory provides an overview of the preoperative steps that should be performed to ensure appropriate patient selection and the safety of patients with these conditions. Also discussed are recommendations for perioperative management and strategies for minimizing complications.
authors.affiliation: Arlington Heights, Ill. From the American Society of Plastic Surgeons' Patient Safety Committee.
authors.forename: Phillip C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Haeck
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Swanson
authors.forename: Ronald E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Iverson
authors.forename: Dennis J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lynch
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012449:Safety; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications*
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