Use of CPAP Machines in the Perioperative Setting in Ambulatory Surgical Centers

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Box 1 Survey to Investigate if the ASCs That Accept OSA Patients Require Patients to Bring Their CPAP Devices to the Facility. Additionally, We Inquired if Those ASCs Used CPAP Devices in the Immediate Postoperative Period Within the Past 2 Years

Questions Asked in the Survey to the ASCs
Number of surgical procedures per year.
Number of anesthesiologists/anesthesia providers.
Do you have patients with OSA in your facility? If yes, please proceed with the next question.
Do you ask your patients to bring their CPAP machine to the ASC? If not, why?
How often have you had to use a CPAP machine in your facility in the past 2 years?

Figure 1 ASC’s compliance with SAMBA recommendations for perioperative management of patients with OSA.