Moderate to severe OSA screening based on support vector machine of the Chinese population faciocervical measurements dataset: a cross-sectional study

Objectives Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has received much attention as a risk factor for perioperative complications and 68.5% of OSA patients remain undiagnosed before surgery. Faciocervical characteristics may screen OSA for Asians due to smaller upper airways compared with Caucasians. Thus, our...

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Published in:BMJ Open
Main Authors: Ning Li, Liu Zhang, Ya Ru Yan, Shi Qi Li, Hong Peng Li, Ying Ni Lin, Xian Wen Sun, Yong Jie Ding, Chuan Xiang Li, Qing Yun Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/9/e048482.full