Predicting epiglottic collapse in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea

This study demonstrates that epiglottic collapse can be identified from the airflow signal measured during a sleep study. This method may enable clinicians to use clinically collected data to characterise underlying physiology and improve treatment decisions.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - September 20, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Azarbarzin, A., Marques, M., Sands, S. A., de Beeck, S. O., Genta, P. R., Taranto-Montemurro, L., de Melo, C. M., Messineo, L., Vanderveken, O. M., White, D. P., Wellman, A. Tags: Sleep medicine Original Articles: Sleep Source Type: research