Calgary, Alberta—Accurate screening for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be possible using a point-of-care ultrasound screening (PoCUS) tool, which would help avoid the pitfalls of OSA screening questionnaires.
“We currently have several screening tools to help identify people with OSA,” said Mandeep Singh, MD, an assistant professor of anesthesia at the University of Toronto. “But the problem is that these tools are all questionnaires, which tend to have a high