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Sleep Apnea Screening Cuts Surgical Complications -- Canadian Team Develops Simple Test To Identify Those At Risk

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Posted: Wed., April 23, 2008, 07:17 am
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Topics: Sleep Disorders , breathing cessation, Canada, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, OSA, Risk factors, University of Toronto, EmpowHer News
     

WEDNESDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) -- A quick, self-administered test to identify surgical patients who may have potentially life-threatening obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been developed by a team of Canadian anesthesiologists.

People with OSA experience repeated episodes of breathing cessation while they sleep. The disorder affects 2 percent to 26 percent of the general population.
     
     
     
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