Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening Tool | Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a patient prior to anesthesia and surgery?

Yes

Age of the patient

years

Gender of the patient

Male

Female

Has the patient ever been told that he has obstructive sleep apnea?

Yes

Does the patient have a history of?

• difficult intubation?

Yes

• excessive snoring?

Yes

• witnessed apneic episodes while sleeping?

Yes

• sudden awakenings with a sense of choking?

Yes

• excessive daytime sleepiness?

Yes

• a neuromuscular disorder (polio, AML, muscular dystrophy)?

Yes

• accidents because of sleepiness during the day?

Yes

Is/Does the patient?

• obese?

Yes

• have an increased neck circumference?

Yes

• have tonsillar hypertrophy?

Yes

• nasal obstruction?

Yes

• a large tongue?

Yes

• retrognathia?

Yes

• craniofacial abnormalities?

Yes

• acromegaly?

Yes

Have you had difficulty trying to intubate the patient?

Yes

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Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of findings suggesting obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

Should the patient be further evaluated for OSA?

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Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Preoperative Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Purpose: Purpose: To screen a patient prior to anesthesia and surgery for clinical findings that suggest the presence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10