Abstract: Aim: To screen cases who are at high risk and low risk for obstructive sleep apnea in general surgery patients. Materials & Methods: It is a cross-sectional study. It was done in Liaquat National Hospital from January 2019 to June 2019. After institutional approval, 335 patients were included in this study, who presented to general surgery OPD. STOP-BANG questionnaire was used to screen cases who are at high risk and low risk for obstructive sleep apnea in general surgery patients. Results: 335 patients were screened and 38.5% of individuals in population had age of more than 50 years. In this population 149(44.5%) of patients were male. Out of 335 patients, 135(40.3%) of them were found to have high risk of obstructive sleep apnea while the remaining 199(59.7%) were classified in low risk group. All of the parameters of STOP-bang questionnaire including age (p<0.001), gender (p=0.026), BMI (p<0.001), snoring (p<0.001), tiredness (p<0.001), sleep apnea (p=0.001), diastolic blood pressure (p<0.001) and neck circumference (p<0.001) were significantly different between high risk and low risk patients. Conclusion: This study can provide a catalyst for m
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