Evaluation and Management of Sleep Disorders in the Hand Surgery Patient.

Authors

Michael P. Gaspar, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Patrick M. Kane, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Sidney M. Jacoby, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Patrick S. Gaspar, Harborside Surgical Center
A. Lee Osterman, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-2016

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in Journal of Hand Surgery

Volume 41, Issue 10, October 2016, Pages 1019-1026.

The published version is available at DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2016.08.006. Copyright © American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Abstract

Despite posing a significant public health threat, sleep disorders remain poorly understood and often underdiagnosed and mismanaged. Although sleep disorders are seemingly unrelated, hand surgeons should be mindful of these because numerous conditions of the upper extremity have known associations with sleep disturbances that can adversely affect patient function and satisfaction. In addition, patients with sleep disorders are at significantly higher risk for severe, even life-threatening medical comorbidities, further amplifying the role of hand surgeons in the recognition of this condition.

Recommended Citation

Gaspar, Michael P.; Kane, Patrick M.; Jacoby, Sidney M.; Gaspar, Patrick S.; and Osterman, A. Lee, "Evaluation and Management of Sleep Disorders in the Hand Surgery Patient." (2016). Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty Papers. Paper 93.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/orthofp/93

PubMed ID

27702465