David R. Hillman

TL;DR: To examine the hypothesis that sleep apnoea is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease, overnight polysomnography was performed in 101 unselected male survivors of acute myocardial infarction aged less than 66 yr and in 53 male subjects of similar age without evidence of ischaemia heart disease.

TL;DR: To refine the functional guidelines for operability for lung resection, 55 consecutive patients with suspected lung malignancy thought to be surgically resectable were studied and the predictions of postoperative function correlated well with the measured values at 3 months.

TL;DR: The direct and indirect costs of sleep disorders are high in Australia and the total financial costs (independent of the cost of suffering) represents 0.8% of Australian gross domestic product.

TL;DR: The purpose of the Society of Anesthesia and Sleep Medicine guideline on preoperative screening and assessment of adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea is to present recommendations based on the available clinical evidence where possible, and these recommendations reflect the current state of knowledge and its interpretation by a group of experts in the field at the time of publication.