Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy: Assessment of Current Screening Tools. Obstet Gynecol. 2015;126(1):93-102.Lockhart EM, Ben Abdallah A, Tuuli MG, Leighton BL. Obstructive sleep apnea in pregnancy: assessment of current screening tools. Obstet Gynecol. 2015;126(1):93-102....
Combined Surgical Approach for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patient Nena et al., "Insulin sensitivity and insulin resistance in non-diabetic middle-aged patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome," Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal, vol. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in a Cohort of Newly Diagnosed Pat...
Attended full-channel nocturnal polysomnography (NPSG) (Type I device) performed in a healthcare facility is considered medically necessary for diagnosis in members with symptoms suggestive of obstructive sleep apnea (seeAppendix), when attended NPSG is used as part of a comprehensive sleep evaluation ...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and hypertension have a high rate of co-occurrence, with OSA being a causative factor for hypertension. Sympathetic activity due to intermittent hypoxia and/or fragmented sleep is the most important mechanisms triggering the elevation in blood pressure in OSA. OSA-relat...
Sleep med.2011; 12 (2): 190 – 7. 8. Chung F, Yegneswaran B, Liaop, et al STOP questionnaire: a tool to screen patients for obstructive sleep apnea. Anesthesiology 2008; 108: 812 – 21. J of Evolution of Med and Dent Sci/ eISSN- 2278-4802, pISSN- 2278-4748/ Vol. 3/ ...
The objective of this study was to use a prediction tool called a "Modified STOP bang tool" in the assessment of OSA in overweight and obese children in Southern Sri Lanka. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on ninety seven children (57 boys) aged 5 – 15 years ...
OSA evaluation can be typically performed with a home sleep apnea test. Telemonitoring can be an effective tool to follow up on patients requiring therapy. Integration of sleep services into primary care or other specialties may increase access for these populations. For example, incorporating OSA ...
There is also a lack of evidence regarding the clinical effectiveness of chiropractic manipulation for the treatment of sleep apnea.The evidence on the use of midline/partial glossectomy for the treatment of OSA is not RCT-based; the data are mostly from case-series studies....
This systematic review to support the 2022 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement on screening for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in
Chest computed tomography (CT) imaging with the implementation of an artificial intelligence (AI) analysis program has been a valuable tool for the speedy assessment of huge numbers of patients during the COVID-19 epidemic. In the current study, we addressed how the severity of AI-guided, CT-...