STOP Questionnaire

20082,251 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Frances Chung · University Health Network

Balaji Yegneswaran

Pu Liao · STS International

Sharon A. Chung · University Health Network

Santhira Vairavanathan · Office of Nuclear Safety

Sazzadul Islam · Office of Nuclear Safety

Ali Khajehdehi

Colin M. Shapiro

Abstract

The STOP questionnaire is a concise and easy-to-use screening tool for OSA. It has been developed and validated in surgical patients at preoperative clinics. Combined with body mass index, age, neck size, and gender, it had a high sensitivity, especially for patients with moderate to severe OSA.

Topics & Keywords

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Sleep and Wakefulness Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Anesthesiology

Volume 108, Issue 5, pp. 812-821

DOI: 10.1097/aln.0b013e31816d83e4

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