Open AccessOropharyngeal Examination to Predict Sleep Apnea Severity
Author(s) -
Xavier Barceló
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archives of otolaryngology - head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-361X
pISSN - 0886-4470
DOI - 10.1001/archoto.2011.176
Subject(s) - sleep apnea , apnea , medicine , sleep (system call) , obstructive sleep apnea , cardiology , computer science , operating system
To evaluate the usefulness of the examination of the upper airway, paying special attention to the Friedman tongue position (FTP), to confirm obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and its severity.
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