Correlation between short-time and whole-night obstruction level tests for patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Abstract Identification of obstructive level is crucial for successful surgical outcomes in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Unfortunately, most of the dynamic airway evaluations are performed for a short duration under drug-induced sleep; therefore, it is uncertain whether they represen...

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Main Authors: Jeong-Whun Kim, Jae-Cheul Ahn, Young-Seok Choi, Chae-Seo Rhee, Hahn Jin Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80825-w