Comparative Performance of Screening Instruments for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Morbidly Obese Patients Referred to a Sleep Laboratory: a Prospective Cross-Sectional Study

Purpose: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is very common occurrence among morbidly obese patients. Our main objectives were to validate the No-Apnea, a 2-item screening tool, in morbidly obese patients and compare its performance with three other instruments: STOP-Bang questionnaire, NoSAS score, and E...

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Main Author: Duarte, R (author)
Other Authors: Mello, F (author), Magalhães-da-Silveira, F (author), Oliveira e Sá, T (author), Rabahi, M (author), Gozal, D (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
Subjects:
HSM PNEU
Adult
Female
Male
Humans
Bariatric Surgery
Cohort Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Middle Aged
Mass Screening
Obesity, Morbid / diagnosis
Obesity, Morbid / physiopathology
Polysomnography
Prospective Studies
Referral and Consultation
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / diagnosis
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / physiopathology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/3846
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.chlc.min-saude.pt:10400.17/3846

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/3846

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