Use of Electronic Data and Existing Screening Tools to Identify Clinically Significant Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Carl A Severson; Sachin R Pendharkar; Paul E Ronksley; Willis H Tsai

doi:10.1155/2015/581504

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2015)

Use of Electronic Data and Existing Screening Tools to Identify Clinically Significant Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Carl A Severson,
Sachin R Pendharkar,
Paul E Ronksley,
Willis H Tsai

Affiliations

Carl A Severson: Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sachin R Pendharkar: Department of Community Health Sciences, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Paul E Ronksley: Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Willis H Tsai: Department of Community Health Sciences, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/581504
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 4
pp. 215 – 220

Abstract

Read online

OBJECTIVES: To assess the ability of electronic health data and existing screening tools to identify clinically significant obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), as defined by symptomatic or severe OSA.

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://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

About the journal