Open AccessAdvances in sleep medicine
Author(s) -
M.M. El-Nazer
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
morecambe bay medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2634-0631
pISSN - 1466-707X
DOI - 10.48037/mbmj.v4i1.726
Subject(s) - medicine , sleep (system call) , sleep medicine , intensive care medicine , clinical practice , disease , sleep disorder , physical therapy , psychiatry , insomnia , computer science , operating system
Sleep medicine is a new area in respiratory clinical practice, particularly in the UK. This review highlights the recent advances made in sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) over the last few years, particularly in diagnosis and treatment, and its well-established role as a cause of impaired daytime performance and road traffic accidents, in addition to the associated increased risk of morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease.