Sleep apnea is a common disorder that affects both children and adults. It is characterized
by periods of breathing cessation (apnea) and periods of reduced breathing (hypopnea) …

The purpose of this meta-analysis is to compare clinical screening tests for obstructive sleep
apnea and establish an evidence base for their preoperative use. Diagnostic odds ratios …

Objective. To determine the utility of pulse oximetry for diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA) in children. Methods. We performed a cross-sectional study of 349 patients referred to …

METHOD: All patients 18 years and older who visited the preoperative clinics for scheduled
inpatient surgery were approached for study participation. Patients expected to have …

Background: Various models and questionnaires have been developed for screening
specific populations for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as defined by the apnea/hypopnea …

Background and Purpose We objectively evaluated patients with recent stroke to determine
the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and whether SDB was associated with …

Pulse oximetry is a well-established tool routinely used in many settings of modern medicine
to determine a patient's arterial oxygen saturation and heart rate. The decreasing size of …

The advantage of being a National Referral Centre for patients with suspected obstructive
sleep apnoea (OSA) was used to seek clinical factors predictive of OSA, and thus determine …

Notwithstanding recent advances in neuroimaging, EEG remains a major technique for
investigation of the brain. Its main applications are in assessment of cerebral function rather …

This paper is a review of the literature on the use of polysomnography in the diagnosis of
sleep disorders in the adult. It is based on a search of MEDLINE from January 1966 through …