ISSN: 2167-0277
Inderjeet S Brar, Ramakant Sharma, Gaurav Khanna and Dennis Auckley
Objective: To study the prevalence and associations of nocturnal hypoxia following surgery in PAP-treated (CPAP or bilevel pressure support) OSA patients.
Patients and Methods: PAP-treated OSA patients presenting for elective surgery (n=38) between August 2007 and October 2008 underwent overnight oximetry monitoring on their prescribed PAP therapy on postoperative night one. The lowest oxygen (O2) saturation (SpO2), time spent with SpO2