Usefulness of cephalometry in sparing polysomnography of patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 181-187

  Julià Serdà, Gabriel ^a,b   Pérez Peñate, Gregorio ^a   Saavedra Santana, Pedro ^a   Ponce González, Miguel ^a   Valencia Gallardo, José Manuel ^a   Rodríguez Delgado, Raquel ^a   Cabrera Navarro, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b Dr Negrin University Hospital   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cephalometry; Oximetry; Polysomnography; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CEPHALOMETRY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCTURIA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PALATE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PULSE OXIMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; SOFT PALATE; SPIROMETRY; STATISTICAL MODEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CEPHALOMETRY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SPAIN; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 33751080386     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: 15221709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-006-0073-y     Document Type: Article

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