An Integrated Approach Toward the Clinical and Polysomnographic Characteristics of OSA Accompanying IPF.
Sezgi Şahin DuyarMelahat Uzel ŞenerBerna Akinci OzyurekSelma Fırat GüvenTürkan KaraYurdanur ErdoganAslıhan Gürün Kayaİhsan Atila KeyfPublished in: Turkish thoracic journal (2020)
All patients with IPF must be questioned for the major symptoms of sleep related breathing disorders (SRBD). Clinical suspicion for OSA must prompt NPSG. With the presence of moderate-severe OSA, the life and sleep quality of patients with mild IPF can be at the same level of patients with severe IPF.