Use of a screening device for sleep apnea in clinical practice

About 2-4% of adults suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder (SRBD). Repetitive obstructions of the upper airway mean that it is associated with hypertension and an elevated cardio- and cerebrovascular morbidity, which can be lowered by me...

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Published in:HNO 2007-02, Vol.55 (2), p.90-92
Main Authors: Baisch, A, Afshar, S, Hörmann, K, Maurer, J T
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted - instrumentation
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted - methods
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Female
Humans
Male
Mass Screening - instrumentation
Mass Screening - methods
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Physiologic - instrumentation
Monitoring, Physiologic - methods
Polysomnography - instrumentation
Polysomnography - methods
Reproducibility of Results
Rheology - instrumentation
Rheology - methods
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sleep Apnea Syndromes - diagnosis
Spirometry - instrumentation
Spirometry - methods
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Summary:About 2-4% of adults suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder (SRBD). Repetitive obstructions of the upper airway mean that it is associated with hypertension and an elevated cardio- and cerebrovascular morbidity, which can be lowered by means of effective therapy. These patients cannot be treated correctly unless they are identified early in the course of the condition. Therefore, this study evaluated the use of the microMESAM screening device (known up to December 2005 as the "ApneaLink") in 61 patients in whom SRBD was suspected. The device proved reliable and practical in application.
ISSN:1433-0458
DOI:10.1007/s00106-006-1494-4