In Oct. 2010 in San Diego, a group of anesthesiologists formed the Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine, a group that aims to promote the cross-fertilization between anesthesiology and sleep medicine, encourage studies determining the associations between sleep-disordered breathing and examine methods of minimizing perioperative risk, among other goals.
According to the report on sleep medicine and anesthesia, published in Anesthesiology, sleep apnea is associated with substantial morbidity and (read more)