Article
The impact of body posture and sleep stages on sleep apnea severity in adults.
Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine - 15 Dec 2012
Eiseman Nathaniel A, Westover M Brandon, Ellenbogen Jeffrey M, Bianchi Matt T
Abstract excerpt
STUDY OBJECTIVES: Determining the presence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is based on apnea and hypopnea event rates per hour of sleep. Making this determination presents a diagnostic challenge, given that summary metrics do not consider certain factors that influence severity, suc...
Topics
- Adult
- False Negative Reactions
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Polysomnography
- Posture
- Retrospective Studies
- Severity of Illness Index
- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
- Sleep Stages
- Sleep, REM
- Supine Position