SNOR and the Evolution of the SNORTAL

In 1999, SNOR was introduced. An acronym for the syndrome of narcogenic obstructed respiration,¹ it was an attempt to focus attention on a practical approach to anesthesia airway management. The perioperative usefulness of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (n-CPAP) had escaped the notice of most anesthesia providers in the 1990s. Although obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and SNOR are anatomically comparable,