Depending on the subpopulation, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can affect more than 75% of surgical patients. An increasing body of evidence supports the association between OSA  and perioperative complications, but some data indicate important perioperative outcomes do not differ between patients with and without OSA. In this review we will provide an overview of the pathophysiology of sleep ap...

Objective data for advising sleep apnoea sufferers whether they are at increased risk of an accident when driving http://ow.ly/TWPgm.

Drivers with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) have an increased risk of motor vehicle crashes. Unfortunately, neither clinical nor polysomnographic features allow clinicians to reliably identify high-risk drivers. One potential means of identifying these drivers is with the use of driving simulators. Several investigators have shown that OSAS patients perform worse than healthy control d...

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To the Editor—We read with interest the article by Ng et al in the February 2004 issue of the Hong Kong Medical Journal. We concur with the authors’ view that obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and obesity present a double challenge to all practising paediatricians and family doctors alike. To provide adequate resources to tackle the problem, the magnitude of the problem needs to be quantified in t...

A patient with acromegaly was shown to have obstructive sleep apnoea by polygraphic recordings. Following successful hypophysectomy, further recordings demonstrated resolution of obstructive sleep apnoea.