Association between desaturation indices and comorbidities in patients with OSA- A cross sectional study

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by episodic, complete or partial nocturnal cessation of breathing with associated oxygen desaturation. It is also a known risk factor for systemic illnesses like hypertension, ischaemic heart disease and stroke. A major mechanism which triggers many of the systemic complications of OSA is hypoxemia which is measured in the hypopnea index component of the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and oxygen desaturation index. In the present study, we have attempted to find the association between various OSA indices and prevalent comorbidities among patients evaluated in Sleep Clinic.
Source: Sleep Medicine - Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Tags: Sleep Breathing Disorders Source Type: research