Patient Safety Tool: Treating Sleep Apnea Patients in Outpatient Surgery

A free toolkit on treating patients with obstructive sleep apnea in outpatient surgery is available from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Institute for Quality Improvement.

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The “Ambulatory Surgery and Obstructive Sleep Apnea” toolkit includes guidelines for pre-, intra- and postoperative care for patients with obstructive sleep apnea, a screening tool for OSA risk and an acronym to remember the most common symptoms of OSA.

Click here to read the full story on the sleep apnea toolkit in Becker’s ASC Review.

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