Can we use the oxygen desaturation index alone to reliably diagnose obstructive sleep apnoea in obese patients?

Hussain Basheer (London, United Kingdom), Hussain Basheer, Shashank Sharma, Miraj Patel

Source: International Congress 2016 – Clinical presentation, daytime symptoms, and screening of obstructive sleep apnoea
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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Hussain Basheer (London, United Kingdom), Hussain Basheer, Shashank Sharma, Miraj Patel. Can we use the oxygen desaturation index alone to reliably diagnose obstructive sleep apnoea in obese patients?. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 2315

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