ArticleObesity surgery2013
Predictive performance of the STOP-Bang score for identifying obstructive sleep apnea in obese patients.
Article in Obesity surgery, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04993651 (Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Fetal pH at Time of Scheduled Cesarean Delivery in Morbidly Obese Women), which is not on this map. Cited by 71 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Fetal pH at Time of Scheduled Cesarean Delivery in Morbidly Obese Women
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71 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 227 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Circulating Potassium Channel Levels.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2016Trial
- Optimizing cardiac surgery outcomes in morbid obesity: Surgical, anesthetic, perfusion, and critical care considerations, a narrative review.The journal of extra-corporeal technology · 2026Review
- Accuracy of ultrasound-measured skin-to-hyoid bone distance for predicting difficult mask ventilation in patients with obesity: a prospective observational study.Korean journal of anesthesiology · 2026Observational
- Validation Performance of Screening Tools for Predicting Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Chinese Patients Undergoing Metabolic Bariatric Surgery: Insights from a Multicenter Database.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Preoperative Very-Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet Versus Low-Calorie Diet in Bariatric Surgery: A Prospective Comparative Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Assessing the physiology of weight loss based on real-time weight monitoring: The ADAPT behavioral weight loss study protocol.PloS one · 2026Article
- Effect of continuous positive airway pressure on umbilical artery pH during scheduled cesarean delivery in individuals with class III obesity: A randomized controlled trial.Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Performance of Four Screening Tools for Identifying Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Patients with Insomnia.Nature and science of sleep · 2025Article
- The knowledge profile, attitudes, and perioperative management of Chinese anesthesiologists towards patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a cross-sectional survey.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Article
- Analysis of Possible Predictors of Moderate and Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Obese Patients.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Perioperative Care for Bariatric Surgery.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Screening Tools for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnant Women: An Extended and Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.International journal of preventive medicine · 2024Review
- Comparative Study of Subjective and Objective Analysis in Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023Article
- ThE profile of anthRopometRy and psyChosocial issuEs on campus (TERRACE) study: A study protocol and preliminary results.Dialogues in health · 2022Article
- Associations of Chronic Diabetes Complications and Cardiovascular Risk with the Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe 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.
methodsPreoperative patients were approached for consent and were screened for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by the STOP questionnaire. Information concerning Bang was collected. Laboratory or portable polysomnography were performed in 667 patients. Patients with BMI of ≥ 30 kg/m(2) were defined as obese patients and ≥ 35 kg/m(2) as morbidly obese. The predictive parameters (sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values) for the STOP-Bang score in obese and morbidly obese patients were analyzed.
resultsIn 310 obese patients, a STOP-Bang score of 3 has high sensitivity of 90 % and high positive predictive value of 85 % for identifying obese patient with OSA. A STOP-Bang score of 4 had high sensitivity (87.5 %) and high negative predictive value (90.5 %) for identifying severe OSA, whereas a STOP-Bang score of 6 had high specificity (85.2 %) to identify severe OSA. The diagnostic odds ratio of a STOP-Bang score of 4 was 4.9 for identifying severe OSA. In 140 morbidly obese patients, a STOP-Bang score of 4 had high sensitivity (89.5 %) for identifying severe OSA.
conclusionsThe STOP-Bang score was validated in the obese and morbidly obese surgical patients. For identifying severe OSA, a STOP-Bang score of 4 has high sensitivity of 88 %. For confirming severe OSA, a score of 6 is more specific.
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