Sleep Laboratory Test Referrals in Canada: Sleep Apnea Rapid Response Survey

Jessica Evans; Robert Skomro; Helen Driver; Brian Graham; Irvin Mayers; Louise McRae; Joseph Reisman; Corneliu Rusu; Teresa To; John Fleetham

doi:10.1155/2014/592947

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2014)

Sleep Laboratory Test Referrals in Canada: Sleep Apnea Rapid Response Survey

Jessica Evans,
Robert Skomro,
Helen Driver,
Brian Graham,
Irvin Mayers,
Louise McRae,
Joseph Reisman,
Corneliu Rusu,
Teresa To,
John Fleetham

Affiliations

Jessica Evans: Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Robert Skomro: Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Helen Driver: Sleep Disorders Laboratory, Kingston General Hospital and Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Brian Graham: Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Irvin Mayers: Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Louise McRae: Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Joseph Reisman: Department of Paediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
Corneliu Rusu: Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Teresa To: Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
John Fleetham: Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/592947
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 21, no. 1
pp. e4 – e10

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: An estimated 5.4 million Canadian adults have been diagnosed with sleep apnea or are at high risk of experiencing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). There are no recent Canadian data regarding access to and predictors of referral for diagnostic testing in these populations.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crj/

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