Individuals with obstructive sleep apnea repeatedly stop breathing during the night due to upper airway obstruction. This condition is very common, as common as adult diabetes, and affects more than ...

People who experience poor sleep in the month before surgery may be more likely to develop postoperative delirium, according to new research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY ® 2024 annual meeting ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This study evaluated motor vehicle accident incidence rates based on CPAP, sleep surgery or no treatment. Of the ...

A free toolkit on treating patients with obstructive sleep apnea in outpatient surgery is available from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Institute for Quality Improvement. The ...

James Southwick was 26 years old the first time he recalls someone suggesting he had sleep apnea — a common and potentially life-threatening condition where a person's breathing is interrupted on and ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. ­— Eighteen-year-old Rayshawn (Ray) Barrett hadn’t slept soundly in years. His obstructive sleep apnea was so pronounced that he was regularly falling asleep in class, his grades were ...