Addressing Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Emergency Department

Vearrier, David; Phillips, Barbara; Greenberg, Michael I.

doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.01.018

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“…Available literature suggests that ED patients who do not regularly see a primarycare provider or have no primary-care provider are particularly at risk for undiagnosed OSA. Emergency physicians can play an important role in recognizing patients at risk for OSA, referring them for further diagnostic work-up, and offering recommendations from the ED [16]. Indeed, in one of our studies conducted among blacks referred from primary-care clinics for lab-based sleep assessment, 91% received an OSA diagnosis [17].…”

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Predictors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk among Blacks with Metabolic Syndrome

Rogers¹,

J²,

Donat³

et al. 2015

Journal of Obesity and Overweight

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Predictors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk among Blacks with Metabolic Syndrome

Rogers¹,

J²,

Donat³

et al. 2015

Journal of Obesity and Overweight

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“…OSA can lead to tra c accidents and associated trauma, which can be related to OSA-associated hypertension, diabetes, coronary artery disease, stroke, heart failure, and so on [2]. In the United States, the prevalence rate of OSA is conservatively estimated at 2-4%,, and for this signi cant population, OSA can cause serious morbidity and mortality, as well as other effects such as property loss, reduced survival risk, and increased the social burden [3].In addition, the proportion of patients diagnosed with OSA is low, and even fewer of those diagnosed receive treatment [4].…”

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Emergency Department Visits with Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the United States

Guo

Sun

Liu

et al. 2021

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Background: We aimed to reveal the differences among patients with OSA and without OSA in the Emergency Department (ED), including the utilization medical resources and treatment status. Methods: Using 2016–2017 ED data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, we investigated demographics, ED resource utilization, clinical characteristics, and the relationship with other diseases of patients with OSA versus those without OSA. Results: About 5,985,955 (2.8%) out of 215,240,000 annual ED visits were by patients with OSA. Among all of the reasons for ED Visit, patients with OSA who with Respiratory symptoms were 1.38 times (95% CI:1.06-1.78) more likely to seek for treatment than those with general symptoms, and who with Cardiovascular and Lymphatic symptoms were 1.44 times (95% CI:0.96-2.17) more likely to seek for treatment than those with general symptoms. In terms of gender, males were 1.28 times (95% CI:1. 10-1.48) more likely to have OSA than females. The hospital admission rate (30.3% vs. 13.7%, 95% CI: 1.47-2.11) and ICU admission rate (4.3% vs. 1.7%, 95% CI: 1.06-2.32) of OSA patients were higher than those of non OSA patients, also they were more likely to die in the ED or hospital (26.6%, P< 0.01) . Besides, rate of blood tests performed was 1.94 times higher (95% CI: 1.61-2.33), rate of any imaging performed was 1.63 times higher (95% CI: 1.37-1.92), rate of X-rays performed in ED was 1.54 times higher (95% CI: 1.31-1.81).Conclusions: By using the NHAMCS-ED dataset, we described the demographics, ED resource utilization, and clinical characteristics of Emergency Department patients with OSA. Based on that, the ED patients with OSA will increase the hospitalization rate, the ICU admission rate, adverse outcomes, and occupation of medical resources. Therefore, we should pay attention to the process of diagnosis and treatment of patients with OSA, in order to reduce the physiological and economic burden of patients, and improve the quality of life of patients.

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Addressing Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Emergency Department

Cited by 2 publications

References 137 publications

Predictors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk among Blacks with Metabolic Syndrome

Predictors of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk among Blacks with Metabolic Syndrome

Emergency Department Visits with Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the United States

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