A Retrospective Study to Compare the Use of the Mean Apnea-Hypopnea Duration and the Apnea-Hypopnea Index with Blood Oxygenation and Sleep Patterns in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diagnosed by Polysomnography

BACKGROUND: The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and the mean apnea-hypopnea duration (MAD) are used to measure the severity of the symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The aim of this study was to compare the use of the MAD with the AHI as indicators of clinical and demographic parameters, blood ox...

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Published in:Med Sci Monit
Main Authors: Zhan, Xiaojun, Fang, Fang, Wu, Chan, Pinto, Jayant M., Wei, Yongxiang
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2018
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Clinical Research
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5892846/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29603712
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.12659/MSM.909219
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