Does apnea-hypopnea index alone reflect obstructive sleep apnea severity?

ARAZ Ö., Pulur D., Ucar E. Y., MERAL M., Gorguner A. M., AKGÜN M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.43, sa.1, ss.63-69, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1201-49
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.63-69
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: We aimed to assess whether there was a correlation between the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), desaturation time under 90% (DTU-90), and mean saturation (MS) levels and the parameters associated with tissue hypoxia.