Obstructive Sleep Apnea is an Independent Risk Factor for Split-Thickness Skin Graft Failure
OSA is an independent predictor of graft failure in a highly comorbid population with chronic LE wounds. Preoperative identification of these high-risk patients should be undertaken by anesthesia, sleep medicine, and surgical teams to improve outcomes.
Authors
- Karen R. Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6672-949X)
- Pablo E. Diaz
- Christian X. Lava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5665-9822)
- Winnie Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5539-4102)
- Christopher E. Attinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7114-6275)
- Medhat Hannallah
- Rachel N. Rohrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0418-5287)
- Sabrina F. Deleonibus
Institutions
- Georgetown University (US)
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- WOUNDS A Compendium of Clinical Research and Practice
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25270/wnds/24195
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00