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The Not-So-Good Idea of Sedating Patients Who Have Obstructive Sleep Apnea

JAMA Performance Improvement: Do No Harm—Taking complications head on to improve the quality of medical care by American Medical Association

Feb 6, 201826:24Science & Medicine

One-third of the US population is obese. Obesity is a major risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea. This condition is very common, and patients with sleep apnea are at risk of major complications from sedation. This JAM...

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The Not-So-Good Idea of Sedating Patients Who Have Obstructive Sleep Apnea is an episode from JAMA Performance Improvement: Do No Harm—Taking complications head on to improve the quality of medical care by American Medical Association. One-...

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Published Feb 6, 2018, 26:24 long, audio available.

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One-third of the US population is obese. Obesity is a major risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea. This condition is very common, and patients with sleep apnea are at risk of major complications from sedation. This JAMA Performance Improvement podcast reviews a case of a patient who did poorly after he was sedated for a medical procedure. Interviewees include Joshua Pevnick, MD, MSHS, from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and Jason R. Farrer, MD, from Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Related article: Oversedation of a Patient With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Prior to Imaging

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The Not-So-Good Idea of Sedating Patients Who Have Obstructive Sleep Apnea is an episode from JAMA Performance Improvement: Do No Harm—Taking complications head on to improve the quality of medical care by American Medical Association.

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The Not-So-Good Idea of Sedating Patients Who Have Obstructive Sleep Apnea is from JAMA Performance Improvement: Do No Harm—Taking complications head on to improve the quality of medical care by American Medical Association.

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Published Feb 6, 2018 and 26:24 long