The use of oximetry and a questionnaire in primary care enables exclusion of a subsequent obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis.

CONCLUSIONS: In a Dutch primary care population with a clinical suspicion of OSA and low frequency of cardiovascular comorbidities, the use of oximetry alone or combined in a two-step strategy with a questionnaire enables exclusion of a sleep center diagnosis of OSA. PMID: 30953234 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30953234?dopt=Abstract

Source: Sleep and Breathing - April 5, 2019 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Fabius TM, Benistant JR, Pleijhuis RG, van der Palen J, Eijsvogel MMM Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research