Antonio Fabozzi1, Alessia Steffanina1, Matteo Bonini1

  • 1Pulmonology Unit, Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.

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使用子周长和爱普沃思睡眠度量表的新选方程有效地识别了阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停 (OSA) 风险. 该工具显示高灵敏度和负预测值,用于排除有风险个体的OSA.

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