Sleep-disordered breathing in patients with COPD and mild hypoxemia: prevalence and predictive variables

Sleep-disordered breathing in patients with COPD and mild hypoxemia: prevalence and predictive variables

ABSTRACT Objective: To infer the prevalence and variables predictive of isolated nocturnal hypoxemia and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with COPD and mild hypoxemia. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving clinically stable COPD outpatients with mild hypoxemia (oxygen satura...

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Main Authors: José Laerte Rodrigues Silva Júnior, Marcus Barreto Conde, Krislainy de Sousa Corrêa, Helena Rabahi, Arthur Alves Rocha, Marcelo Fouad Rabahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Subjects:
Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive/complications
Sleep wake disorders/epidemiology
Anoxia/etiology
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