Positional vs nonpositional obstructive sleep apnea patients: anthropomorphic, nocturnal polysomnographic and multiple sleep latency test data

A Oksenberg, E Arons, H Radwan, DS Silverberg - Chest, 1997 - Elsevier
Study objectives To compare anthropomorphic, nocturnal polysomnographic (PSG), and
multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) data between positional (PP) and nonpositional (NPP) …

Cost-effectiveness analysis of nocturnal oximetry as a method of screening for sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome

LJ Epstein, GR Dorlac - Chest, 1998 - Elsevier
Study objective Determine the utility of nocturnal oximetry as a screening tool for sleep
apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) compared with polysomnography (PSG). Design Cost …

Relationship of body position, upper airway morphology, and severity of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome among Chinese patients

C Weihu, Y Jingying, H Demin, W Boxuan - Acta oto-laryngologica, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Conclusions: This study has shown that the body mass index (BMI), neck circumference, and
modified Mallanpati grade (MMP) are predictive of severity of obstructive sleep …

Risk factors

K Ramar, C Guilleminault - Obstructive Sleep Apnea, 2007 - taylorfrancis.com
OSA is characterized by sleep fragmentation owing to repeated arousals and disruption of
normal sleep architecture secondary to partial or complete closure of the upper airway …

The clinical characteristics between the positional obstructive sleep apnea patients with the non-positional obstructive sleep apnea patients

HH Kang, JY Kang, SH Lee… - Sleep Medicine and …, 2012 - koreascience.kr
Objectives: The percentage of positional sleep apnea in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
varies in different reports from 9% to 60%. If there is a positional dependency in patients with …

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강현희, 강지영, 이상학, 문화식 - 수면· 정신생리, 2012 - researchgate.net
▒ ABSTRACT Objectives: The percentage of positional sleep apnea in obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) varies in different reports from 9% to 60%. If there is a positional dependency …

[PDF][PDF] Positional vs Nonpositional Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients

H Radwan - Chest, 1997 - Citeseer
Study objectives: To compare anthropomorphic, nocturnal polysomnographic (PSG), and
multiple sleep latencytest (MSLT) data between positional (PP) and nonpositional (NPP) …