ReviewCurrent opinion in anaesthesiology2017
An update on the various practical applications of the STOP-Bang questionnaire in anesthesia, surgery, and perioperative medicine.
Review in Current opinion in anaesthesiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 21 papers.
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Dexmedetomidine-esketamine Combined With Oxycodone for Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients With Liver Cancer: a Randomized Controlled Study
Efficacy of Different Dose Esketamine and Dexmedetomidine Combination for Supplemental Analgesia After Scoliosis Correction Surgery: A Randomized, Double-blind Trial
Impact of Different Dose Esketamine and Dexmedetomidine Combination for Supplemental Analgesia on Long-term Outcomes After Scoliosis Correction Surgery: Follow-up of a Randomized Trial
Mini-dose Dexmedetomidine-Esketamine Supplemented Analgesia for Postoperative Sleep Promotion in Patients at High-risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Randomized Trial
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.
- Capnography-detected respiratory depression during procedural sedation with remimazolam versus propofol: a randomised trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Strengthening sleep-autonomic interaction via acoustic enhancement of slow oscillations.Sleep · 2019Trial
- Evaluation of sleep quality and obstructive sleep apnea in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a cross-sectional study.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Optimizing Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Comparative Assessment of STOP and STOP-BANG Questionnaires in Croatia, Türkiye, and Greece.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) screening and risk of postoperative complications in adult surgical patients: differences between the STOP-Bang and Step-2 scoring strategy.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Article
- Magnetic resonance white matter changes in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea. The subset of the PURE-MIND (Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological) cohort study.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2026Article
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- Association between normal tension glaucoma and the risk of obstructive sleep apnoea using the STOP-Bang questionnaire.Eye (London, England) · 2025Article
- Association between health-related behaviors and obstructive sleep apnea among Korean adults.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- BASH-GN: a new machine learning-derived questionnaire for screening obstructive sleep apnea.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2023Article
- The Effect of Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Sleep Bruxism in Respiratory Polygraphy Study.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Effect of arterial blood bicarbonate (HCOBMC pulmonary medicine · 2021Article
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- Sea level nocturnal minimal oxygen saturation can accurately detect the presence of obstructive sleep apnea in a population with high pretest probability.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2021Article
- The relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea and postoperative delirium and pain: an observational study of a surgical cohort.Anaesthesia · 2019Observational
- Diagnostic Accuracy of a Modified STOP-BANG Questionnaire with National Anthropometric Obesity Indexes.Turkish thoracic journal · 2019Article
- Comparison of Predictor of Desaturation Disorders and Daytime Sleepiness Based On Epworth Sleepiness Scale and STOP-BANG Questionnaires in Mild to Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients.Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences · 2018Article
- Comparison of Berlin Questionnaire, STOP-Bang, and Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Diagnosing Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Persian Patients.International journal of preventive medicine · 2018Article
- Are the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Stop-Bang model effective at predicting the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA); in particular OSA requiring treatment?European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2017Article
- A simple and validated test for detecting patients with OSA: STOP-BANG questionnaire.Annals of cardiac anaesthesiaArticle
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThe present review aims to provide an update on the various practical applications of the STOP-Bang questionnaire in anesthesia, surgery, and perioperative medicine. RECENT
findingsThe 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 STOP-Bang is validated for use in the sleep clinic, surgical, and general population. Patients with a STOP-Bang score of 0--2 can be classified as low-risk for moderate-to-severe OSA. Those with a score of 5--8 can be classified as high-risk for moderate-to-severe OSA. In patients with a score of 3 or 4, a specific combination of a STOP score at least 2 + BMI more than 35 kg/m or STOP score at least 2 + male or STOP score at least 2 + neck circumference more than 40 cm indicates higher risk for moderate-to-severe OSA. Further, patients with a STOP-Bang score at least 3 can be classified as high risk for moderate-to-severe OSA if the serum HCO3 at least 28 mmol/l. STOP-Bang can be used as a novel tool for perioperative risk stratification because it easily identifies patients who are at increased risk of perioperative complications. SUMMARY: STOP-Bang at least 3 was recommended previously to identify the suspected or undiagnosed OSA. To reduce the false positive cases and to improve its specificity, a stepwise stratification is recommended to identify the patients at high risk of moderate-to-severe OSA. Because of its practical application, STOP-Bang is a useful screening tool for patients with suspected or undiagnosed OSA.
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