A negative expiratory pressure test during wakefulness for evaluating the risk of obstructive sleep apnea in patients referred for sleep studies

OBJECTIVE: Obstructive sleep apnea is characterized by increased upper airway collapsibility during sleep. The present study investigated the use of the negative expiratory pressure test as a method to rule out obstructive sleep apnea. METHODS: Flow limitation was evaluated in 155 subjects. All subj...

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Autores principales: Romano, Salvatore, Salvaggio, Adriana, Bue, Anna Lo, Marrone, Oreste, Insalaco, Giuseppe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo 2011
Materias:
Clinical Science
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3203960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22086518
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1807-59322011001100007

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