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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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Autores principales: Zhan, Xiaojun, Fang, Fang, Wu, Chan, Pinto, Jayant M., Wei, Yongxiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5892846/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29603712
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/MSM.909219