Discriminating between positional and non-positional obstructive sleep apnea using some clinical characteristics.

Abderrahim OulhajSharina Al DhaheriBrenda Bin SuMohammed Al Houqani

Published in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2017)

Half of patients referred for the sleep study had POSA. Age, BMI, DBP, Mallampati, and Berlin scores, put together, were shown to act as good clinical characteristics to discriminate between POSA and non-POSA patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
obstructive sleep apnea
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
body mass index
physical activity
patient reported outcomes