ERS International Congress, Milan 2017

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Diagnostic approaches to obstructive sleep apnoea

Thematic Poster
Chairs: W. De Backer (Edegem (Antwerp), Belgium), S. Mihaicuta (Timisoara/Timis, Romania), T. Penzel (Berlin, Germany), S. Ott (Bern, Switzerland)

Development of a model, named No-Apnoea, for screening of obstructive sleep apnoea in adults. R. De Menezes Duarte (Rio De Janeiro/Rj, Brazil)
Comparison of STOP-BANG questionnaire (SBQ) & Epworth Sleepiness scale (ESS) to assess pre-test probability of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA). K. Salgia (Mumbai (Maharashtra), India)
Association between sodium bicarbonate and STOP-BANG questionnaire in OSA screening M. Pacheco Pereira (Paio Pires, Portugal)
Role of the educational level on the self-assessment of somnolence by using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Questionaire in patients with obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) P. Carratù (Bari, BA, Italy)
Primary care diagnosis of sleep apnoea syndrome in the Girona Healthcare area E. Rojas Calvera (Girona, Spain)
Multidisciplinary evaluation can find effective alternative treatment to CPAP in OSA patients M. Mantero (Cinisello Balsamo (MI), Italy)
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome network care: diagnostic and therapeutic agreement between Sleep Lab Unit and Primary Care P. Peñacoba (Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain)
Diagnostic utility of a nasal/oral cannula with linearized pressure flow in comparison to AASM recommended combination of thermal and nasal pressure sensor G. Küchler (Randersacker, Germany)
Validation of assisted automated scoring versus manual scoring of polysmnography (PSG) studies M. Thomas (LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom)
Single-channel-estimation of sleep quality and heart rate using a novel contactless device S. Terjung (Essen, Germany)
Bench assessment of a new portable automatic positive airway pressure device for sleep apnea. J. Villanueva (Barcelona, Spain)
Comparison of Manual and Automatic Scoring of limited channel sleep studies:Noxturnal Software correlates well with manual scoring in severe OSA. N. Cachada (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Pulse wave analysis but not polysomnography recognizes sleep apnoea patients with increased cardiovascular risk D. Zou (Göteborg, Sweden)
Nocturnal Pulse Wave Analysis in Stable Cardiovascular Patients A. Castrogiovanni (Palermo, PA, Italy)
A comparison of peripheral arterial tone technology with limited polygraphy to diagnose obstructive sleep apnoea in UK Y. Aldabayan (London, United Kingdom)
Impact of arterial stiffness on variables of Watch-PAT in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. T. Kinoshita (Chiba-shi, Japan)
Reliability of overnight desaturation index (ODI)in suspected obstructive sleep apnea A. Nair (COCHIN (KERALA), India)
Contribution of spirometric sawtooth sign in diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Y. Ouahchi (Tunis, Tunisia)
The predictive value of upper airway assessment during routine flexible bronchoscopy for the diagnosis of OSAS F. Kanat (Konya, Turkey)