Adenotonsillectomy for childhood obstructive sleep apnoea reduces thoraco-abdominal asynchrony but spontaneous apnoea−hypopnoea index normalisation does not
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DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01177-2016
Abstract: The efficacy of adenotonsillectomy for treating obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) in children has been established, but its precise effects on inspiratory effort are not well documented. In 353 children enrolled in the Childhood Adenotonsillectomy… read more here.
Keywords: apnoea; hypopnoea index; sleep; obstructive sleep ... See more keywords
Apnoea–hypopnoea index of 5 events·h−1 as a metabolomic threshold in patients with sleep complaints
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DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00325-2022
Abstract: Background The apnoea–hypopnoea index (AHI) forms the basis for severity of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), a condition expected to reprogramme metabolic pathways in humans. We aimed to identify the AHI breakpoint from which the majority… read more here.
Keywords: patients sleep; hypopnoea index; apnoea hypopnoea; sleep complaints ... See more keywords