Pre-operative assessment Post-operative review
Mild to moderate OSA* (defined as AHI ≤ 30) No cardiopulmonary comorbidities No concurrent tongue surgery Able and willing to wear CPAP if planned to do so No desaturations < 94% on room air in recovery or PACU Adequate oral intake Satisfactory analgesia without requiring strong opioids
Patients with severe OSA without any other risk factors in both pre-operative assessment and post-operative review can be considered for overnight monitoring on an inpatient ward with regular saturations monitoring rather than in a more intensive setting * Patients with severe OSA without any other risk factors in both pre-operative assessment and post-operative review can be considered for overnight monitoring on an inpatient ward with regular saturations monitoring rather than in a more intensive setting