Predicting Severe Sleep Apnea in Patients with Complaints: Pulse Oximetry and Body Mass Index

Predicting Severe Sleep Apnea in Patients with Complaints: Pulse Oximetry and Body Mass Index

Objective:An adequate evaluation combined with an easily accessible test would be a useful way to direct the appropriate patients to sleep centers in circumstances with a limited opportunity for polysomnography (PSG). For this reason, it is necessary to use a screening method prior to PSG evaluation...

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Main Authors: Rauf Oğuzhan Kum, Fatma Cemre Sazak Kundi, Deniz Baklacı, Nurcan Yurtsever Kum, İsmail Güler, Yavuz Fuat Yılmaz, Müge Özcan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayincilik 2018-09-01
Series:Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:
sleep apnea
diagnosis
polysomnography
body mass index
pulse oximetry
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