Effect of Varying Definitions of Hypopnea on the Diagnosis and Clinical Outcomes of Sleep-Disordered Breathing: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Zendy

Meghna P. Mansukhani | Zendy; Bhanu Prakash Kolla | Zendy; Zhen Wang | Zendy; Timothy I. Morgenthaler | Zendy

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Effect of Varying Definitions of Hypopnea on the Diagnosis and Clinical Outcomes of Sleep-Disordered Breathing: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Author(s) -

Meghna P. Mansukhani,

Bhanu Prakash Kolla,

Zhen Wang,

Timothy I. Morgenthaler

Publication year - 2019

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.7750

Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , sleep disordered breathing , sleep (system call) , systematic review , breathing , hypopnea , polysomnography , medline , obstructive sleep apnea , psychiatry , apnea , computer science , law , political science , operating system

Various criteria have been used for scoring hypopneas, leading to difficulties when comparing results in clinical and research settings. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effect of different hypopnea definitions on the diagnosis, severity, and clinical implications of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).

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