Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9164572 | Chest | 2005 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
In the present study, oximeter choice affected whether the AHI reached the critical cutoff of 15 events per hour, particularly in those with disease severity that was neither very mild nor very severe. As oximetry is not a technique that produces a generic result, there are significant limitations to basing the definition of hypopnea on a fixed percentage of desaturation in determining the eligibility for CPAP therapy.
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Authors
Subooha MD, Indu PhD, Robert G. PhD, Ana C. MD, FCCP, Joyce A. PhD, David M. MD, FCCP,