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From: Validation of the STOP-Bang questionnaire as a preoperative screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Fig. 3

Forest plot of pooled diagnostic odds ratio of STOP-Bang questionnaire for various OSA severities in surgical patients. Values are presented as means with 95% CI in parentheses. Abbreviations: AHI, Apnea–Hypopnea index; Bang, body mass index, age, neck circumference and gender; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft surgery; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; OSA, obstructive sleep apnea; STOP, snoring, tiredness, observed apnea and high blood pressure

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BMC Anesthesiology

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