Open AccessIs it important to know the predominant respiratory event in AHI for the management of patients with OSA?
Author(s) -
Banu Eriş Gülbay,
Barış Bulut,
Sümeyye Ayöz,
Turan Acıcan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
tuberkuloz ve toraks/tüberküloz ve toraks
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0494-1373
DOI - 10.5578/tt.20229809
Subject(s) - apnea , medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , sleep apnea , hypopnea , body mass index , apnea–hypopnea index , polysomnography , non rapid eye movement sleep , hypoxemia , anesthesia , ophthalmology , eye movement
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a heterogeneous disorder. The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) cannot fully reflect this heterogeneity on its own. In this study, the OSA patients were analyzed by grouping them based on the predominant type of respiratory event, and the distinctive findings of each group were evaluated.