Predictive factors for obstructive sleep apnea in adults with severe asthma receiving biologics: a single-center cross-sectional study.

Ana Maria Silva Araujo Ricardo Luiz de Menezes Duarte David Gozal Alexandre Pinto Cardoso Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz Mello

Published in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2022)

Patients with evere asthma receiving biologics exhibit a high prevalence of OSA. However, no clinical, functional, or OSA screening instrument showed acceptable discriminatory ability to predict the presence of OSA in these patients with severe asthma.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
positive airway pressure
sleep apnea
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
patient reported outcomes
cystic fibrosis