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Sleep surgery tool: A medical checklist to review prior to operating
Macario Camacho1, Robert W Riley2, Robson Capasso2
1Tripler Army Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, 1 Jarrett White Rd, Tripler AMC, HI 96859, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Sleep Medicine Division, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, 450 Broadway St. 2nd Floor, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA.
Objective:
The objective of this study was to systematically review the international literature for studies providing a preoperative checklist for medical disorders to be evaluated or treated before performing sleep surgery. If no checklist exists, then studies providing recommendations would be used to develop a checklist de novo.
Study Design:
Systematic review combined with expert opinion.
Methods:
Four databases, including PubMed/Medline were searched through August 10, 2016.
Results:
453 potentially relevant studies were screened, 32 were downloaded for full review. No study included a preoperative checklist. No study provided guidance for specific medical disorders to evaluate or screen for prior to sleep surgery. Therefore, we reviewed articles in adults that provided recommendations such as: (1) labs to review, (2) non-operative disorders to evaluate and treat, and (3) comorbidities to optimize prior to performing sleep surgery. These articles were utilized in conjunction with expert opinion to develop a preoperative checklist for surgical guidance.
Conclusion:
There are several items to review prior to performing sleep surgery on obstructive sleep apnea patients. This systematic review and expert opinion-based checklist provides over twenty items for reviewing prior to performing sleep surgery to reduce the chance of operating prematurely.
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