Flow limitation/obstruction with recovery breath (FLOW) event for improved scoring of mild obstructive sleep apnea without electroencephalography
Johnson KG, Johnson DC, Thomas RJ, Feldmann E, Lindenauer PK, Visintainer P, Kryger MH. Flow limitation/obstruction with recovery breath (FLOW) event for improved scoring of mild obstructive sleep apnea without electroencephalography. Sleep Medicine 2018, 67: 249-255. PMID: 30583916, PMCID: PMC6548700, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2018.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApnea/hypopnea indexObstructive sleep apneaMild obstructive sleep apneaSleep apneaAirflow disruptionIntraclass correlationAHI categoriesBaseline PSGHypopnea indexOSA patientsHighest tertileOSA categoriesArousal criteriaPatientsFlow limitationApneaDesaturationFlow scoreArousal eventsOverall kappaObstructionTraining periodHigher proportionElectroencephalographyScoring