Anesthesiology

Best practices in diagnosis and medical management of obstructive sleep apnea in the perioperative period continue to rapidly evolve. In this issue we highlight this topic with a Practice Guidelines from the ASA and two original investigations on the topic.

• Practice Guidelines for the Perioperative Management of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Perioperative Management of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea, p. 268

• Chung et al.: Postoperative Changes in Sleep-disordered Breathing and Sleep Architecture in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea, p. 287

• Chung et al.: Factors Associated with Postoperative Exacerbation of Sleep-disordered Breathing, p. 299