Vård och diagnostisering av medfödda lungmissbildningar (CPAM) i Helsingfors Nya barnsjukhus åren 2005-2016
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: The prevalence of obesity is growing and therefore also the comorbidities connected with it. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is one of the most prevalent comorbidities of obesity. Risk factors for OSA are male gender, obesity, and older age. OSA is a risk factor for postoperative pulmonary complications. The prevalence of OSA in bariatric surgery patients has previously been shown to be 60 % or more. The Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa decided in 2017 that all bariatric surgery patients should be screened for OSA. In this study 188 patients operated in 2016 and 189 patients operated in 2018 were compared to see the difference in the prevalence of OSA after the introduction of a routine preoperative screening programme. Risk factors for OSA in patients operated in 2018 who were screened were also checked. In 2016, 67 % of the patients were never screened, and in 2018 only 11.1 % of the patients were left unscreened. The prevalence of OSA in 2016 was 28.7 % while in 2018 the prevalence was 76.7 %. In this study the only statistically significant risk factor for OSA found was older age. In conclusion when screening for OSA the prevalence of OSA gets significantly higher.
Source: Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja
Author: Saris, Eva
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6986622531