San Francisco—When the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia released its consensus statement on preoperative selection of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), it recommended that ambulatory surgery centers instruct patients on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to bring their devices on their day of surgery (Anesth Analg 2012;115:1060-1068). Now, a survey by a Texas research team has shown that some 60% of facilities follow the recommendations, with more reporting that they
OCTOBER 4, 2016