Screening for obstructive sleep apnea in commercial drivers using EKG-derived respiratory power index - Lyons MM, Kraemer JF, Dhingra R, Keenan BT, Wessel N, Glos M, Penzel T, Gurubhagavatula I.

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in commercial motor vehicle operators (CMVOs); however, polysomnography (PSG), the gold-standard diagnostic test, is expensive and inconvenient for screening. OSA is associated with changes in heart...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news