A preliminary screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea

Published Date: 16 Feb 2023

This review assessed the validity of the STOP-Bang questionnaire as a simple screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea in the surgical population.

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General anesthesia during thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke is tied to improved functional independence compared to nongeneral anesthesia methods, a meta-analysis shows.

Women with endometriosis-related pelvic pain who participated in supervised exercise and pelvic floor muscle training reported modest improvements in sexual function.

Remimazolam does not match propofol for postoperative delirium in older patients undergoing lung resection, with higher rates of emergence delirium with remimazolam.

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