From a total of 475 SAHS patients, 444 (94%), with a mean+/-SD apnoea/hypopnoea index at diagnosis of 55+/-27, were located and included in the study. SAHS treatments employed were: surgery (88), weight loss (134), continuous positive airway pressure (124) and 98 patients were not...
CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows that severe OSAH may mimick the symptoms of RBD and that VPSG is mandatory to establish the diagnosis of RBD, and identify or exclude other causes of dream-enacting behaviors. 展开 关键词: REM sleep behavior disorder obstructive sleep apneahypopnea “pseudo-RBD” ...
and an area under ROC curve (AUC) of 0.953-0.957 for the diagnosis of severe OSA patients; as well as achieved an accuracy of 87.33-87.77%, a sensitivity of 87.71-88.53%, a specificity of 86.38-86.56%, and an AUC of 0.921-0.924 for the diagnosis of moderate to severe OSA patients. ...
A young adult presenting with symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea often poses a diagnostic challenge for clinicians especially when multiple risk factors coexist. It is essential to establish the exact diagnosis so that specific treatment can be initiated. The role of a non-aggressive approach in ...
There is a compelling body of evidence indicating that sleep problems tend to be persistent. Most tumors take years—if not a decade or more—to develop, so our observation that risks tended to increase with increasing duration of sleep disorder diagnosis is an important and nove...
"We found an association between severe untreated obstructive sleep apnea and resistant elevated BP, despite the use of antihypertensive medications in patients who have cardiovascular risk or cardiovascular disease," Dr Walia said. "If someone has high BP and it is resistant to antihypertensive medica...
Obstructive sleep apneaSleep-disordered breathingClinical auditSchizophreniaSevere mental illnessOximetryBackground To describe the diagnosis and management pathway of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in a sample of patients with severe mental illness (SMI), and to assess the feasibility and patient ...
Diagnosis of sleep apnea (SA) using simple tools has the potential to improve the efficacy of cardiac implants in the prevention of cardiac arrhythmias. The aim of the present study was to validate a transthoracic impedance sensor for SA... P Defaye,M Mendelson,R Tamisier,... - 《Scientific...
Videoendoscopic diagnosis for predicting the response to oral appliance therapy in severe obstructive sleep apnea Oral appliance (OA) therapy is indicated for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with mild-to-moderate OSA. However, since OA therap... Yasuhiro,SASAO,Kanji,.....
We compared the health care utilization of 97 obese patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and 97 matched control subjects. Over a 2-year period that ended 2 years prior to initial diagnosis, the OSA group had 251 nights in hospital, compared to 90 nights for the control group...