Methadone Dose and Timing of Administration as Predictors of Sleep Apnea Syndrome During Methadone Maintenance Treatment: A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study.
Clément GuilletFrancky Teddy EndombaDavid AravantinosAymard HussamiFlorence BeyeJean Claude GirodLudwig Serge Aho GléléPublished in: Addiction & health (2023)
In this sample of MMT patients, methadone doses of 72.5 mg and 77.5 mg were the best cut-off values for predicting AHI≥15 and≥30 events/h, respectively, especially when taken in the evening. These results should draw clinicians' attention to the importance of SAS screening, and further studies are needed, notably comparisons with buprenorphine.