TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Obstructive Sleep Apnea A1 - Chan, Yvonne A1 - Goddard, John C. Y1 - 2019 N1 - T2 - K.J. Lee’s Essential Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, 12e AB - Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent disorder typified by repeated episodes of complete or partial pharyngeal collapse and airway obstruction occurring during sleep. It is estimated by the seminal Wisconsin Sleep Cohort that OSA affects 3% of middle-aged women and 9% of middle-aged men, with incidence increasing in parallel with society’s worsening obesity rates. OSA is among the most common problems seen by Otolaryngologists and a recent NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) editorial has described OSA as a “perioperative epidemic.” SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/17 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1172367534 ER -