Validation of overnight oximetry to diagnose patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea

BACKGROUND: Polysomnography (PSG) is treated as the gold standard for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, it is labor-intensive, time-consuming, and expensive. This study evaluates validity of overnight pulse oximetry as a diagnostic tool for moderate to severe OSA patients. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Hang, Liang-Wen, Wang, Hsiang-Ling, Chen, Jen-Ho, Hsu, Jiin-Chyr, Lin, Hsuan-Hung, Chung, Wei-Sheng, Chen, Yung-Fu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4407425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25880649
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-015-0017-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4407425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25880649
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-015-0017-z

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