Erçen Diken, ÖzlemDiken, Adem İlkayYalçınkaya, AdnanGülbay, BanuAcıcan, TuranDemir, EmreÖzyalçın, SertanErol, Mehmet Emir2019-05-102019-05-102018Diken, Ö. E., Diken, A. İ., Yalçınkaya, A., Gülbay, B., Acıcan, T., Demir, E., ... & Erol, M. E. (2018). Predictive value of STOP-BANG on osas-related complications following coronary artery bypass grafting. Respiratory care, 63(10), 1264-1270.0020-1324https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.05854https://hdl.handle.net/11491/528BACKGROUND: The time and conditions may not be suitable for performing polysomnography (PSG) before urgent or emergent surgeries, for example, a coronary artery bypass graft. Unavail-ability in many centers, critical clinical situation, and inability to arrange a timely scheduled appointment are other limitations for PSG. In this study, we aimed to investigate if the STOP-BANG Questionnaire may predict obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) related postoperative pulmonary alterations during coronary artery surgery. METHODS: Sixty-one subjects who were scheduled to undergo elective isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery and were consulted for preoperative pulmonary assessment were recruited to the study. The STOP-BANG Questionnaire was used with the subjects; then their relationship with postoperative complications was assessed. RESULTS: Results of the STOP-BANG Questionnaire revealed that 36.1% of subjects were at high risk for OSAS. Three groups were established according to the STOP-BANG Questionnaire (low risk, group 1; moderate risk, group 2; high risk, group 3) and study parameters, including PEEP value in ventilator, detection of apnea at ventilator, CPAP time after extubation, SpO2 1 h after extubation, postoperative hypoxemia, need for CPAP, and ICU length of stay revealed significant relationships among these groups. CONCLUSIONS: The STOP-BANG Questionnaire may predict the OSAS risk and OSAS-related pulmonary complications for patients who are candidates for a coronary artery bypass graft and unable to be evaluated with PSG before surgery due to technical or time-related limitations. © 2018 Daedalus Enterprises.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessObstructive Sleep Apnea SyndromePostoperative ComplicationsPreoperative Pulmonary AssessmentSTOP-BANGArticle63101264127010.4187/respcare.05854N/AQ1