作者
Winfried Randerath, Claudio L Bassetti, Maria R Bonsignore, Ramon Farre, Luigi Ferini-Strambi, Ludger Grote, Jan Hedner, Malcolm Kohler, Miguel-Angel Martinez-Garcia, Stefan Mihaicuta, Josep Montserrat, Jean-Louis Pepin, Dirk Pevernagie, Fabio Pizza, Olli Polo, Renata Riha, Silke Ryan, Johan Verbraecken, Walter T McNicholas
发表日期
2018/9/1
来源
European respiratory journal
卷号
52
期号
3
出版商
European Respiratory Society
简介
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a major challenge for physicians and healthcare systems throughout the world. The high prevalence and the impact on daily life of OSA oblige clinicians to offer effective and acceptable treatment options. However, recent evidence has raised questions about the benefits of positive airway pressure therapy in ameliorating comorbidities.
An international expert group considered the current state of knowledge based on the most relevant publications in the previous 5 years, discussed the current challenges in the field, and proposed topics for future research on epidemiology, phenotyping, underlying mechanisms, prognostic implications and optimal treatment of patients with OSA.
The group concluded that a revision to the diagnostic criteria for OSA is required to include factors that reflect different clinical and pathophysiological phenotypes and relevant comorbidities (e.g …
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