Clinical practice guideline for diagnostic testing for adult obstructive sleep apnea: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline

VK Kapur, DH Auckley, S Chowdhuri… - Journal of clinical …, 2017 - jcsm.aasm.org
Introduction: This guideline establishes clinical practice recommendations for the diagnosis
of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults and is intended for use in conjunction with other …

Association of incident obstructive sleep apnoea with outcomes in a large cohort of US veterans

MZ Molnar, I Mucsi, M Novak, Z Szabo, AX Freire… - Thorax, 2015 - thorax.bmj.com
Rationale There is a paucity of large cohort studies examining the association of obstructive
sleep apnoea (OSA) with clinical outcomes including all-cause mortality, coronary heart …

Occupational screening for sleep disorders in 12-h shift nurses using the Berlin Questionnaire

J Geiger-Brown, VE Rogers, K Han, A Trinkoff… - Sleep and …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background The Berlin Questionnaire has been validated as a screening tool for
sleep apnea in clinical samples, but no occupational studies have reported screening …

Support vector machine prediction of obstructive sleep apnea in a large-scale Chinese clinical sample

WC Huang, PL Lee, YT Liu, AA Chiang, F Lai - Sleep, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives Polysomnography is the gold standard for diagnosis of obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA) but it is costly and access is often limited. The aim of this study is to …

The usefulness of cephalometric measurement as a diagnostic tool for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a retrospective study

HH Ryu, CH Kim, SM Cheon, WY Bae, SH Kim… - Oral surgery, oral …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a disorder characterized by apnea
and hypopnea maintained for over 10 seconds and occurring at least 5 times per hour, with …

Prediction of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in a large Greek population

I Bouloukaki, F Kapsimalis, C Mermigkis, M Kryger… - Sleep and …, 2011 - Springer
Purpose We aimed to evaluate the predictive value of anthropometric measurements and
self-reported symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in a large number of …

Obstructive sleep apnea among adults in Nigeria

OO Adewole, A Hakeem, A Fola, E Anteyi… - Journal of the National …, 2009 - Elsevier
Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common medical condition with
significant adverse medical and public health consequences, but OSAS remains …

Physical predictors for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea in snoring patients

W Banhiran, A Junlapan, P Assanasen… - Sleep and …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose This study aimed to identify physical findings that may predict the presence of
moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in snoring patients. Methods A total of …

Correlation of soft palate length with velum obstruction and severity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

JS Lim, JW Lee, C Han, JW Kwon - Auris Nasus Larynx, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Our aim in this study was to analyze whether soft palate length and velum
obstruction during sleep are correlated and to determine the effects of related parameters on …

Predictors of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea: identification of sex differences

DE Earl, SS Lakhani, DB Loriaux, AR Spector - Sleep and Breathing, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Home sleep apnea tests are recommended only for patients at high risk of
moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA, apnea-hypopnea index [AHI]≥ 15/h). We …