Predicting sleep disordered breathing acutely after stroke: comparing eight sleep questionnaires and a logistic regression model

Conclusion: Neither the questionnaires nor the multivariate model is sufficiently powerful to diagnose SBD in acute stroke patients. Nonetheless, STOP-BANG and SACS are useful to triage acute stroke patients with a higher likelihood for SDB to testing with limited channel sleep studies for early diagnosis and treatment in the acute phase after stroke.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 25, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Dekkers, M., Horvath, C., Woerz, V., Duss, S., Schmidt, M., Brill, A.-K., Bassetti, C. Tags: Sleep and control of breathing Source Type: research