Increasing prevalence for sleep apnea requires health professionals to implement a perioperative and periprocedure sleep apnea management program to reduce patient risk of experiencing an adverse event.2 What Happens When Someone has Sleep Apnea or is at Risk for Sleep Apnea? Collapse of the upper airway is exacerbated during the perioperative and periprocedural care of a … [Read more...] about Sedated Patient Apnea Management – Kathryn Hansen
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Care of Patients at Risk for Sleep Apnea Who Receive Sedation – Kathryn Hansen
Care of Patients at Risk for Sleep Apnea Who Receive Sedation Sleep apnea is the most widely known sleep disorder besides insomnia. Estimates are that more than 18 million people have sleep apnea, and it is more common in men than women. People of all ages and both sexes can have sleep apnea. Due to apneic events, restful sleep patterns are interrupted resulting in excessive … [Read more...] about Care of Patients at Risk for Sleep Apnea Who Receive Sedation – Kathryn Hansen
Respironics’ RUSleeping RTS
Richard Herrle, Global Product Manager Respironics Murrysville, PA EASY TO USE SCREENING TOOL IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL OSA The RUSleeping™ RTS serves two purposes for us. It meets our need for an objective screening tool to help clinicians identify potential OSA patients, and it provides a tool that is very easy for clinicians and patients to use. A main feature is the … [Read more...] about Respironics’ RUSleeping RTS
Adaptive Servo-Ventilation Using the ResMed VPAP Adapt SV – Stephen Brown
Early Signs of Success We have been using adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) with the ResMed VPAP Adapt SV' (Adapt SV) since February of 2006 and have been quite impressed with our patient outcomes. ASV is a therapeutic modality for use in patients with Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR), central sleep apnea (CSA), and patients who experience centrally mediated events with the … [Read more...] about Adaptive Servo-Ventilation Using the ResMed VPAP Adapt SV – Stephen Brown