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Using the No-Apnea score to screen for obstructive sleep apnea in adults referr...
Duarte,Ricardo Luiz de Menezes; Silveira,Flavio José Magalhães da; Sá,Tiago Soares de Oliveira e; Rabahi,Marcelo FouadABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the performance of the No-Apnea score, a simplified screening instrument for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), by gender. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including adults undergoing full polysomnography. The No-Apnea model comprises two items (neck circumference and age) with a total score of 0 to 9. The severity of OSA was categorized, on the basis of the apnea-hypopnea i...
Validation of the Brazilian version of the Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Sc...
Pires,Priscila J.S.; Mattiello,Rita; Lumertz,Magali S.; Morsch,Thiago P.; Fagondes,Simone C.; Nunes,Magda L.; Gozal,David; Stein,Renato T.Abstract Objective: To validate the Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening tool for use in Brazil. Materials and methods: The Brazilian version of this questionnaire, originally validated and tested in the United States, was developed as follows: (a) translation; (b) back-translation; (c) completion of the final version; (d) pre-testing. The questionnaire was applied prior to polysomnography to children ag...