Open AccessCharacteristics and Consequences of Non-apneic Respiratory Events During Sleep
Author(s) -
Abdulghani Sankari,
Sukanya Pranathiageswaran,
Scott Maresh,
Arwa Mohammad Hosni,
M. Safwan Badr
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.1093/sleep/zsw024
Subject(s) - sleep (system call) , respiratory system , medicine , psychology , anesthesia , audiology , computer science , operating system
Current scoring criteria of non-apneic events (ie, hypopnea) require the presence of oxyhemoglobin desaturation and/or arousal. However, other sleep study parameters may help to identify abnormal respiratory events (REs) and assist in making more accurate diagnosis.
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