Mortality and Apnea Index in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Experience in 385 Male Patients
He J, Kryger M, Zorick F, Conway W, Roth T. Mortality and Apnea Index in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Experience in 385 Male Patients. CHEST Journal 1988, 94: 9-14. PMID: 3289839, DOI: 10.1378/chest.94.1.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApnea indexObstructive sleep apneaNasal CPAPOSA patientsCumulative survivalObstructive sleep apnea experienceEight-year survivalMale OSAS patientsUntreated OSA patientsGreater mortalityYears of ageUPPP patientsLatter patientsMale patientsSleep apneaPatientsSurvival curvesMortalityTracheostomyCPAPSurvivalIndexApneaUPPPTherapy