Officials at the Orange County, Calif-based Judy & Richard Voltmer Sleep Center make sleep health a priority throughout the many specialties at Hoag Memorial Hospital. Even in the population-dense region of Southern California, sleep labs used to be rare. When compared to 2011, sleep apnea awareness in the 1980s significantly trailed other conditions. Officials at Hoag … [Read more...] about California Dreaming
Anesthesiologists
Anesthesiologists Underdiagnose OSA in Preoperative Patients
-- Studies Reveal A Need To Identify And Implement A Screening Procedure For Obstructive Sleep Apnea Prior To Surgery As Americans get heavier and heavier, the incidence of obstructive sleep apnea increases, and results from two clinical studies presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2010 reinforce the need for physicians to screen for the disorder prior to surgery in order to … [Read more...] about Anesthesiologists Underdiagnose OSA in Preoperative Patients
Apnea and Sedation: A Potentially Dangerous Mix
Sleep apnea is on the rise and health professionals must implement a perioperative and periprocedure sleep apnea management program to reduce patient risk. 2 Mechanics of Sleep Apnea Upper airway collapse is worsened during the perioperative and periprocedural care of a patient, especially if they receive premedication, general anesthesia, anxiolytics, antiemetics, and opioid … [Read more...] about Apnea and Sedation: A Potentially Dangerous Mix
Sleeping Your Way to Cardiac Health
Dov Rubin President & CEO Itamar Medical Caesarea, Israel With links to numerous co-morbidities, the burgeoning sleep apnea epidemic will require a multi-pronged approach that puts the patient first. Dr. Dov Rubin the CEO of Itamar-Medical Ltd, believes the modern age of sleep medicine is quickly developing into an era where turf battles are tossed aside and patients … [Read more...] about Sleeping Your Way to Cardiac Health