Differences in patients derived from otolaryngology and other specialties with sleep apnea

Snoring is a main concern in patients who consult an otolaryngologist (ENT physicians) and patients who have cardiovascular comorbidities or excessive daytime sleepiness who usually consult with other specialists. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical differences in patients with obstru...

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Published in:Journal of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery 2019-10, Vol.48 (1), p.53-53
Main Authors: Salas, Constanza, Dreyse, Jorge, Contreras, Andrea, Nazar, Gonzalo, Astorquiza, Constanza, Cabezon, Rodrigo, Labarca, Gonzalo, Jorquera, Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Apnea
Comorbidity
Diagnosis
Elderly patients
Female
Humans
Male
Medical research
Medicine
Middle Aged
Obesity
Original
Otolaryngology
Patient Acuity
Prospective Studies
Referral and Consultation
Risk Factors
ROC Curve
Sleep apnea
Sleep apnea syndrome
Sleep apnea, obstructive
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - complications
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis
Snoring - etiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Type 2 diabetes
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Summary:Snoring is a main concern in patients who consult an otolaryngologist (ENT physicians) and patients who have cardiovascular comorbidities or excessive daytime sleepiness who usually consult with other specialists. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical differences in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) referred from ENT or other specialists. A prospective study was carried out between June 2015 and July 2018 in a tertiary center. We included patients with suspected OSA referred by the Home Sleep Apnea Test (HSAT) from different specialties such as ENT or other specialties. The main outcome measures of our study were demographic characteristics, clinical characteristics, sleep questionnaire results and HSAT results between OSA patients referred from ENT or other specialists. We used a t-test and chi-squared test for analysis. The diagnostic accuracy of the sleep questionnaires was achieved using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and the area under the curve (AUC). A total of 481 patients were included. OSA was occurred in 82.4% of the subjects (90 in ENT and 306 in other specialties). Patients with OSA referred from other specialists were older than ENT patients (55 ± 13 vs 44 ± 12; p 
ISSN:1916-0216
1916-0208
1916-0216
DOI:10.1186/s40463-019-0373-4