The Use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea is Associated With Early Medical and Surgery-Related Complications Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A National Database Study

The Use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea is Associated With Early Medical and Surgery-Related Complications Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A National Database Study

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been shown to increase the risk of complications following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) although prior studies were limited by their ability to stratify OSA patients by disease severity. The objective of this study was to determine the effect size of th...

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Main Authors: Brian P. McCormick, MD, Sean B. Sequeira, MD, Mark D. Hasenauer, MD, Henry R. Boucher, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-02-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Obstructive sleep apnea
Continuous positive airway pressure
Total knee arthroplasty
Postoperative complications
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344122002631

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