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<journal-id>1870-7203</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta médica Grupo Ángeles]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta méd. Grupo Ángeles]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1870-7203</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Grupo Ángeles, Servicios de Salud]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1870-72032024000400269</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/117514</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Uso del cuestionario de STOP-BANG para síndrome de apnea obstructiva del sueño como complemento para la valoración preanestésica de la vía aérea en pacientes sometidos a anestesia general]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Use of the STOP-BANG questionnaire for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome as an adjunct to pre-anesthetic airway assessment in patients undergoing general anesthesia]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Chávez González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cruz Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Haydee]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alva Arroyo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nancy]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Athié García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Manuel]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad La Salle Facultad Mexicana de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Angeles Mocel Servicio de Anestesiología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Angeles Mocel Servicio de Anestesiología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>22</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>269</fpage>
<lpage>274</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1870-72032024000400269&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1870-72032024000400269&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1870-72032024000400269&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Introducción:  el síndrome de apnea obstructiva del sueño (SAOS) es una patología común infradiagnosticada que aumenta el riesgo de complicaciones perioperatorias en el manejo de la vía aérea.  Objetivo:  demostrar la utilidad del cuestionario STOP-BANG para SAOS como complemento de la valoración preanestésica para identificar vías aéreas difíciles.  Material y métodos:  se incluyeron pacientes sometidos a cirugía con anestesia general en un periodo de 13 meses en el Hospital Ángeles Mocel.  Resultados:  fueron incluidos 116 pacientes. El promedio de edad fue 44.5 ± 14.9 años. La media de IMC fue 26.5 ± 5.4 y la de índice de predicción de intubación difícil (IPID) fue 7 ± 2.1. Se registraron 21 (18.1%) hipertensos y siete (6.0%) con diabetes mellitus. El estado ASA fue I en 19 (16.4%) pacientes y II en 96 (82.8%). El puntaje del cuestionario STOP-BANG fue alto en 13 (11.2%), bajo en 69 (59.5%) e intermedio en 34 (29.3%). El promedio de número de intentos de intubación fue 1 ± 0.25 con videolaringoscopia.  Conclusiones:  el IPID tiene asociación estadísticamente significativa con el puntaje de STOP-BANG (p &lt; 0.000). Por ser una herramienta accesible y sencilla, estos resultados apoyan el uso del cuestionario STOP-BANG como parte rutinaria de la valoración preanestésica.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Introduction:  obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a commonly undiagnosed disorder. It can increase the risk of airway management complications in the perioperative period.  Objective:  demonstrate using the STOP-BANG questionnaire as an additional tool of the pre-anesthetic assessment to help identify difficult airways.  Material and methods:  we included patients who underwent surgery with general anesthesia at the Hospital Angeles Mocel in a thirteen-month study lapse.  Results:  116 patients were included. The mean age was 44.5 ± 14.9 years. The mean BMI was 26.5 ± 5.4 and the difficult intubation predictive index (DIPI) was 7 ± 2.1. There were 21 (18.1%) hypertensive patients and seven (6.0%) with diabetes mellitus. The ASA status was I in 19 (16.4%) patients and II in 96 (82.8%). The STOP-BANG questionnaire score was high in 13 (11.2%), low in 69 (59.5%) and intermediate in 34 (29.3%). The mean number of intubation attempts was 1 ± 0.25 with videolaryngoscopy.  Conclusions:  the DIPI has a statistically significant association with the STOP-BANG score (p &lt; 0.000). Because it is an accessible and simple tool, these results support the use of the STOP-BANG questionnaire as a routine part of pre-anesthetic assessment.]]></p></abstract>
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