OVERVIEW

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Journal CME is organized by American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and will be held from Jun 21, 2016 - Jun 20, 2019.

The target audience for this medical event is anesthesiologists. Researchers and other health care professionals with an interest in anesthesiology may also participate. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Bariatric surgery patients are vulnerable to sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) early after recovery from surgery and anesthesia. The authors hypothesized that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) improves postoperative oxygenation and SDB and mitigates opioid-induced respiratory depression.

Conference Objectives are :
After successfully completing this activity, the learner will be able to do the following:
• Utilize continuous positive airway pressure to mitigate respiratory depression associated with sleep-disordered breathing in at-risk patients (3, 4, 5, 6)
• Recognize the benefits of determining the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) prior to the procedure (1, 2)
• Interpret the severity of OSA using standard diagnostic studies (3, 4, 5)

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.