Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a very common sleep disturbance.  It is related to many medical conditions and a poor postoperative outcome. Patients who are known carriers of OSA should be routinely assessed by the anesthesiology service. We present our experience at the Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación (INR), presenting functional algorithms for the perioperative assessment and management of OSA patients, with recommendations that may be used for the decision-making in this kind of patients.

Keywords: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Airway, Anesthesia, Plan Management

Oscar Adrian Rivera Ramirez is a Anesthesiology, Head of Service – Head & Neck National Institute of Rehabilitation. “Dr Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra”, Mexico City (June 2016 up to date).

He is a E.R. Medical Attache from American British Cowdray Medical Center at Mexico City. Emergency Room during oct 2004-nov 2016. He is a Medical General Director from ESCANDÓN HOSPITAL at Mexico City during  Jan 2013 – march 2016. He is a Chief of Anesthesiology Unit from ESCANDÓN HOSPITAL at Mexico City during Jan 2012 – Nov 2016. He completed his Master in Health Institutions Direction from Anahuac University at Mexico City during 2014-2016. He did Corporate Health & Wellness Specialist from Anahuac University at Mexico City during 2016. He completed Anesthesiology  & ICU Medical Residence University of Pierre and Marie Curie at Paris, France during 1999-2004.