background and objective: obstructive sleep apnea (osa) is considered a common sleep disorder that increases the risk of traffic accidents among drivers. this study aimed to assess the association between mallampati score and stop-bang (snoring, tiredness, observed apnea, blood pressure, body mass index, age, neck circumference, gender) score in commercial drivers. materials and methods: 1743 m...

background and objective: stop-bang questionnaire is a well-known obstructive sleep apnea (osa) screening tool. this study aimed to evaluate that patients with high probability of osa in stop-bang questionnaire meet the criteria for assessment by split-night polysomnography (psg). materials and methods: patients who were admitted to three sleep clinics and underwent full-night psg entered into ...

BACKGROUND The loud Snoring, Tiredness, Observed apnea, high blood Pressure (STOP)-Body mass index (BMI), Age, Neck circumference, and gender (Bang) questionnaire is a validated screening tool for identifying obstructive sleep apnea in surgical patients. However, the predictive performance of the STOP-Bang score in obese and morbidly obese patients remains unknown. METHODS Preoperative patien...

BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common among surgical patients. The STOP-Bang questionnaire is a validated screening tool with a high sensitivity. However, its moderate specificity may yield fairly high false positive rate. We hypothesized that the specific combinations of predicting factors in the STOP-Bang questionnaire would improve its specificity. METHODS After research ethic...

BACKGROUND The STOP-Bang questionnaire is used to screen patients for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). We evaluated the association between STOP-Bang scores and the probability of OSA. METHODS After Institutional Review Board approval, patients who visited the preoperative clinics for a scheduled inpatient surgery were approached for informed consent. Patients answered STOP questionnaire and u...

background and objective: sleepiness is one of the important factors in motor vehicle accidents, especially in commercial drivers (cds). obstructive sleep apnea (osa) has an important role in developing sleepiness. the stop-bang questionnaire is used in medical examinations of commercial drivers in iran by law. this study aimed to investigate the judgment that drivers prefer not to report their...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The present review aims to provide an update on the various practical applications of the STOP-Bang questionnaire in anesthesia, surgery, and perioperative medicine. RECENT FINDINGS The STOP-Bang questionnaire was originally validated as a screening tool to identify surgical patients who are at high-risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). A recent meta-analysis confirmed that...