Chicago, IL (PRWEB) April 10, 2012
Like many hospitals in North America, Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) in British Columbia was challenged with providing safe and appropriate perioperative and postoperative management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). KGH is a 345-bed tertiary hospital in the interior of British Columbia, Canada.
Richard Milo, RRT (Professional Practice Leader, Central Okanagan Respiratory Services, Interior Health, at KGH) described for me the situation they faced:
“Prior to utilizing EtCo2 technology our site had a significant backlog of OSA/possible OSA patients requiring surgery.
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