The use of ambulatory strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in adults

Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 259-273

  Chiner, Eusebi ^a   Andreu, Ada L ^b   Sancho Chust, Jose N ^a   Sánchez De La Torre, Alicia ^c,d   Barbé, Ferran ^c,d  

^a University Hospital of Sant Joan d'Alacant   (Spain)

^b Los Arcos Hospital   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

ambulatory; continuous positive airway pressure; diagnosis; home; respiratory polygraphy; sleep apnea; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANAMNESIS; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COST CONTROL; DEVICE THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MODEL; MORTALITY; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECORDER; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPIRATORY DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TELECONFERENCE; TELEMEDICINE; THERMISTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84878704645     PISSN: 17476348     EISSN: 17476356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/ers.13.19     Document Type: Review

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