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Recognising sleep apnoea [PDF]
Singapore Medical Journal, 2015 Most people spend a third of their lives sleeping, and thus, sleep has a major impact on all of us. As sleep is a function and not a structure, it is challenging to treat and prevent its complications. Sleep apnoea is one such complication, with serious and potentially life-threatening consequences.
C H, How, P P, Hsu, K L, Tan
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Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1985 Serial polygraphic sleep studies were carried out in 86 index infants (33 ‘symptomatic’, 24 siblings of infants with the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), 29 ‘near-miss’ for SIDS) and 11 healthy controls. Brief (≥ 3 < 6 sec) or prolonged (≥ 6 sec) obstructive apnoea was observed only in index caes, and coincided with symptoms due to associated ...
F A, Abreu e Silva +3 more
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The Assessment of Sleep Apnoea as a Risk Factor in Glaucoma [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 Background: The risk of developing open angle glaucoma increases in the presence of associated disorders such as hypertension, Diabetes mellitus and migraine.
Tejaswini Prashant Khandgave +3 more
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Snoring and sleep apnoea [PDF]
BMJ, 1994 EDITOR, - In his letter on the management of snoring Peter J Robb states that treatment by uvulopalatopharyngoplasty is associated with minimal morbidity and mortality in selected patients.1 This may not be the case. Some “simple …
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Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Indices of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Pulmonary Function Tests [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Arts, 2020 Background: Obesity reaches the epidemic situation. Obstructive sleep apnoea is a major concern in obese patients. Aim of the work:To analyse apnoea hypopnea index and to evaluate changes in pulmonary functions before and after bariatric surgery in ...
Atef Alrifai +2 more
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, 2023 : Aim The impact of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)-COPD overlap syndrome (OVS) on sleep quality and cardiovascular outcomes has not been fully explored.
Pepin, Jean-Louis +13 more
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Role of precision medicine in obstructive sleep apnoea
BMJ Medicine, 2023 Obstructive sleep apnoea is a substantial clinical and public health problem because it contributes to harmful effects on quality of life, daytime symptoms, road traffic incidents, and cardiometabolic disease.
Najib Ayas +3 more
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The Lancet Regional Health. Europe, 2022 Summary: Background: In the current century, sleep apnoea has become a significant public health problem due to the obesity epidemic. To increase awareness, improve diagnostics, and improve treatment, Finland implemented a national sleep apnoea ...
Tiina Mattila +10 more
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Stroke and Vascular Neurology, 2016 Sleep disorders have been known to physicians for a long time. In his famous aphorisms, Hippocrates said “Sleep or watchfulness exceeding that which is customary, augurs unfavorably”. Modern medicine has been able to disentangle some of the phenomena that disturb sleep.
Sharma, Sameer, Culebras, Antonio
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OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA [PDF]
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1989 Summary A patient with obstructive sleep apnoea is described, who required admission to an intensive care unit on two separate occasions within 2 months. The first admission was after anaesthesia for operation on the upper airway. The second occurred after a relative overdose of an opioid analgesic was administered.
N M, Tierney, B J, Pollard, B R, Doran
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