Contribution of spirometric sawtooth sign in diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

Conclusions: The SSS seems to be contributive for the diagnosis of OSA. The presence of SSS in some OSA patients and not in other OSA patients seems to be unrelated to clinical characteristics. It could be explained by specific and inconstant upper airways abnormalities.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 6, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Bahri, G., Ouahchi, Y., Mjid, M., Hedhli, A., Cheikhrouhou, S., Cherif, J., Toujani, S., Beji, M., Ben Hamida, A. Tags: Sleep and Control of Breathing Source Type: research