Pre-operative screening for obstructive sleep apnoea

Sleep disordered breathing, especially obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), has a high and increasing prevalence. Depending on the apnoea and hypopnoea scoring criteria used, and depending on the sex and age of the subjects investigated, prevalence varies between 3% and 49% of the general population. The...

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Main Authors: Johan Verbraecken, Jan Hedner, Thomas Penzel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2017-01-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/content/26/143/160012.full