Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Obese Hospitalized Patients: A Single Center Experience | Zendy

Sunil Sharma | Zendy; Paul Mather | Zendy; Jimmy T. Efird | Zendy; Daron Kahn | Zendy; Kristin Y. Shiue | Zendy; Mohammed Cheema | Zendy; Raymond Malloy | Zendy; Stuart F. Quan | Zendy

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Obese Hospitalized Patients: A Single Center Experience

Author(s) -

Sunil Sharma,

Paul Mather,

Jimmy T. Efird,

Daron Kahn,

Kristin Y. Shiue,

Mohammed Cheema,

Raymond Malloy,

Stuart F. Quan

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.4842

Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , sleep (system call) , single center , sleep apnea , obesity , polysomnography , continuous positive airway pressure , center (category theory) , physical therapy , apnea , chemistry , computer science , crystallography , operating system

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an important health problem associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This condition often is underrecognized in hospitalized patients. The aim of this study was to conduct a clinical pathway evaluation (CPE) among obese patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital. We also assessed oxygen desaturation index (ODI, measured by overnight pulse oximetry) as a potential low-cost screening tool for identifying OSA.

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