OSA Survey - NASBS

1. I would define my clinical practice as follows:

Academic center, surgical volume less than 50 cases per year, surgical experience of less than 5 years

Academic center, surgical volume less than 50 cases per year, surgical experience of more than 5 years

Academic center, surgical volume more than 50 cases per year, surgical experience of less than 5 years

Academic center, surgical volume more than 50 cases per year, surgical experience of more than 5 years

Private practice, surgical volume less than 50 cases per year, surgical experience of less than 5 years

Private practice, surgical volume less than 50 cases per year, surgical experience of more than 5 years

Private practice, surgical volume more than 50 cases per year, surgical experience of less than 5 years

Private practice, surgical volume more than 50 cases per year, surgical experience of more than 5 years

2. Proportion of my ESBS patients that have suspected / confirmed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

3. Proportion of my ESBS patients with suspected OSA that are advised PREOPERATIVE sleep study

4. Do you have a PRE-OPERATIVE obstructive sleep apnea screening protocol for ESBS patients?

Yes

Working towards it

5. For PRE-OPERATIVE OSA screening in my ESBS patients, I currently use

Please specify other

6. In ESBS, PREOPERATIVE knowledge about patient’s SLEEP APNEA STATUS and its SEVERITY has an effect on my

Select all that apply.

Intra operative decision making on skull base reconstruction

Postoperative monitoring including need for critical care

Pulse oximetry monitoring in recovery

Advice on hospital stay duration

Level of concern for post-operative complications (cardiac, pulmonary, stroke, venous thrombosis)

Advice on restarting CPAP

Advice on non-CPAP treatment devices for OSA in post-operative period (if CPAP is withheld/never used)

None of the above

7. PREOPERATIVE sleep study should ideally be done in all cases of suspected OSA undergoing ESBS

Do not know

I agree

Somewhat agree

Do not agree

	Usually	Occasionally	Rarely
Body mass index
History taking (apnea, snoring, etc)
Screening instruments (STOP-BANG etc.)
Sleep Study
Other