The goal of this observational study is to learn about the relationship between sleep alterations following anesthesia and their relationship to a potential increase of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity.
Our main question is: Is there an increased severity of OSA on the third post-operative night compared to the first post-operative night and does this have a relation with REM sleep?
Participants enrolled in this research are all diagnosed with OSA, with or without treament. All participants will be asked to wear a watchlike device called WATCHPAT to identify sleep paterns and register apneic (no breathing) and hypopneic (insufficient breathing) incidents. We ask our participants to wear this device for 8-10 hours a night when they are a sleep.
Patients scheduled for elective surgery at the operating theatres of the AUMC with a diagnosis of OSA with or without treatment with an expected admittance of a minimum of 3 days
Patients with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or mandibular advancement device (MAD) are considered patients with treatment for OSA
Patients ≥ 18 years
Dutch or English speaking
Patients < 18 years
Not speaking Dutch or English
Patients who do not sign consent for re-use of care data
Surgery scheduled in day case or with an expected discharge before the third night after surgery
Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Lead sponsor
VU University of Amsterdam
Collaborator